Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Quave /kwāv/ · IPA /kwˈeɪv/ n. v. i. 01 n. See Quaver. 1. See Quaver.[Obs.] See: Quaver 02 v. i. To quaver. 1. To quaver.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]