Defenition of the word waver
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Defenition of the word waver
- move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
- be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
- move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle
- move in an unstable manner
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness: "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures."
- the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
- someone who communicates by waving
- the act of moving back and forth
- sway to and fro
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"
- move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
- the act of pausing uncertainly
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
- move back and forth very rapidly
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- be unsure or weak
Synonyms for the word waver
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- be indecisive
- be irresolute
- dither
- falter
- faltering
- flicker
- flitter
- fluctuate
- flutter
- hem and haw
- hesitate
- hesitation
- quaver
- quiver
- shake
- shilly-shally
- shudder
- swiver
- tremble
- vacillate
- weave
- whiffle-waffle
Similar words in the waver
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- waver
- wavered
- wavering
- wavers
Hyponyms for the word waver
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- boggle
- dwell on
- falter
- hover
- linger
- linger over
- oscillate
- vacillate
- vibrate
- waver
Hypernyms for the word waver
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- communicator
- hesitate
- motility
- motion
- move
- move back and forth
- movement
- pause
- sound
- sway
- swing
- swiver
- vocalise
- vocalize
- voice
- waffle
- waver
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