quave

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verb

To quiver or tremble.

OriginMiddle English quaven →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

quave1

verbquave (third-person singular simple present quaves, present participle quaving, simple past and past participle quaved)

present singular third person quaves · participle present quaving · participle past quaved · past quaved

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo quiver or tremble.

    13??, William Langland, Piers Plowman The wal waggede and cleef, and al the world quaved.

nounquave (plural quaves)

plural quaves

  1. A shaking; trembling.

Quave2

proper nounQuave (plural Quaves)

plural Quaves

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

quave · verb, noun

  1. Middle Englishquaven
  2. Englishquave

From Middle English quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”). More at quaver.

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Quave · proper noun

  1. SpanishCuevas
  2. EnglishQuave

Americanized form of Spanish Cuevas.

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Cite this entry
APA

quave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quave

MLA

“quave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quave. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quave.

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