Synonyms: waver, flicker, flutter
Definition: the act of moving back and forth
Similar words: motility, motion, move, movement
Definition: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Usage: the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise; movement is a sign of life; an impatient move of his hand; gastrointestinal motility
Synonyms: hesitation, falter, faltering, waver
Definition: the act of pausing uncertainly
Usage: there was a hesitation in his speech
Similar words: pause
Definition: temporary inactivity
Synonyms: waver
Definition: someone who communicates by waving
Similar words: communicator
Definition: a person who communicates with others
Definition: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
Definition: sway to and fro
Definition: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
Usage: He swung back
Synonyms: fluctuate, waver, vacillate
Definition: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Usage: the line on the monitor vacillated
Similar words: swing
Definition: alternate dramatically between high and low values
Usage: his mood swings; the market is swinging up and down
Synonyms: waver, quiver, flitter, flutter, flicker
Definition: move back and forth very rapidly
Usage: the candle flickered
Similar words: move back and forth
Definition: move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
Definition: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Definition: be unsure or weak
Usage: Their enthusiasm is faltering
Similar words: waver, waffle, hesitate
Definition: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Usage: Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures