quavers is a form of:

Quaver



noun
1.
(A note having one eighth the duration of a semibren trembling, ESP, of the voice) សូរញ័រ (សូរសំឡេង)
verbpast tense: quavered ; past participle: quavered ; present participle: quavering ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (To tremble, to vibrate; to speak in a trembling voice; to be tremulous) ញ័រ (សូរសំឡេង)
2.
(TRANSITIVE) (To utter a tremulous voice; to sing with a trill) ធ្វើឱ្យញ័រ (សូរសំឡេង)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.
2.
An eighth note.
verbpast tense: quavered ; past participle: quavered ; present participle: quavering ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To tremble; to vibrate; to shake.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) 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
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To utter with quavers.