waver Synonyms

waver Meaning

Wordnet

waver (n)

someone who communicates by waving

the act of pausing uncertainly

the act of moving back and forth

Wordnet

waver (v)

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

be unsure or weak

move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

move back and forth very rapidly

sway from side to side

give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

Webster

waver (v. i.)

To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.

To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.

Webster

waver (v.)

A sapling left standing in a fallen wood.

FAQs About the word waver

someone who communicates by waving, the act of pausing uncertainly, the act of moving back and forth, pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness, be uns

hesitate, falter, dither, wabble, debate,vacillate, halt, teeter, scruple, wait

continue,decide, continue, stir, stir, decide, plunge (in), dive (in), budge, advance

The flickering flames of the candle wavered with the gentle breeze.

The woman's voice wavered as she struggled to hold back tears.

The tall grass wavered in the wind, creating an ethereal effect.

The dancer's body wavered slightly as she executed a graceful turn.