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WAVER

Definition:

1. [noun] someone who communicates by waving
   
   
2. [noun] the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
   Synonyms: hesitation, falter, faltering
   
   
3. [noun] the act of moving back and forth
   Synonyms: flutter, flicker
   
   
4. [verb] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
   Synonyms: hesitate, waffle
   
   
5. [verb] be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
   Synonyms: falter
   
   
6. [verb] move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
   Synonyms: falter
   
   
7. [verb] move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"
   Synonyms: fluctuate, vacillate
   
   
8. [verb] move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
   Synonyms: flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver
   
   
9. [verb] sway to and fro
   Synonyms: weave
   
   
10. [verb] give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
    Synonyms: quaver
    
    

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Related Words:

• dwell on, linger over
• boggle
• hover, linger
• hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate
• falter, waver

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