Waver
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of moving back and forth
(2) The act of pausing uncertainly
"There was a hesitation in his speech"
(3) Someone who communicates by waving
verb
(4) Give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
(5) Sway to and fro
(6) Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
"The line on the monitor vacillated"
(7) Move back and forth very rapidly
"The candle flickered"
(8) Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
(9) Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
(10) Be unsure or weak
"Their enthusiasm is faltering"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
- Flowers wavered in the breeze.
- To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.
- To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.
- To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.
- His voice wavered when the reporter brought up the controversial topic.
- To falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way.
- 1903, Bill Arp, From the Uncivil War to Date
- ...and that when a man was in the wrong his courage wavered, and his nerves became unsteady, and so he couldn't fight to advantage and was easily overcome.
- 1903, Bill Arp, From the Uncivil War to Date
- To be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate.
Noun
- An act of wavering, vacillating, etc.
- Someone who waves, enjoys waving, etc.
- I felt encouraged by all the enthusiastic wavers in the crowd.
- The Fourth of July brings out all the flag wavers.
- Johnny is such a little waver; everyone who passes by receives his preferred greeting.
- Someone who specializes in waving (hair treatment).
- A tool that accomplishes hair waving.