waver

Nouns

  • (n) someone who communicates by waving
  • (n) the act of pausing uncertainly
    • there was a hesitation in his speech
    falter, faltering, hesitation,
  • (n) the act of moving back and forth flutter, flicker,

Verbs

  • (v) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
    • Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
    hesitate, waffle,
  • (v) be unsure or weak
    • Their enthusiasm is faltering
    falter,
  • (v) move hesitatingly, as if about to give way falter,
  • (v) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
    • the line on the monitor vacillated
    fluctuate, vacillate,
  • (v) move back and forth very rapidly
    • the candle flickered
    flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver,
  • (v) sway to and fro weave,
  • (v) give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency quaver,

Synonyms

hesitate waffle falter faltering hesitation flutter flicker fluctuate vacillate flitter quiver weave quaver

Words of close approximity

wave wavy
waverer wavering