Definitions for waver

Definitions for (noun) waver

Main entry: waver, flicker, flutter

Definition: the act of moving back and forth


Main entry: hesitation, falter, faltering, waver

Definition: the act of pausing uncertainly

Usage: there was a hesitation in his speech


Main entry: waver

Definition: someone who communicates by waving


Definitions for (verb) waver

Main entry: quaver, waver

Definition: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency


Main entry: waver, weave

Definition: sway to and fro


Main entry: fluctuate, waver, vacillate

Definition: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

Usage: the line on the monitor vacillated


Main entry: waver, quiver, flitter, flutter, flicker

Definition: move back and forth very rapidly

Usage: the candle flickered


Main entry: waver, falter

Definition: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way


Main entry: waver, waffle, hesitate

Definition: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

Usage: Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures


Main entry: waver, falter

Definition: be unsure or weak

Usage: Their enthusiasm is faltering


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