Quavered

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quaver \Qua"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quavered}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Quavering}.] [OE. quaven to shake, to tremble; cf. LG.
     quabbeln to shake, to be soft, of fat substances, quabbe a
     fat lump of flesh, a dewlap, D. kwabbe, and E. quiver, v.]
     1. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. --Sir I. Newton.
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     2. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound
        with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also,
        to trill on a musical instrument
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