waver

Speech parts

1. waver - Noun

2. waver - Verb

4. Waver - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

A sapling left standing in a fallen wood.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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

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Antonyms

bolt boogie gazelle remain continue belt

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Hypernyms

move movement sound communicator waffle motion

Hyponyms

boggle vibrate oscillate hover linger falter

Phrases with the word

waver swinger waver about to waver

Derivatives

wavered wavering

Examples

there was a hesitation in his speech Source: Internet

Their enthusiasm is faltering Source: Internet

the candle flickered Source: Internet

the line on the monitor vacillated Source: Internet

Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures Source: Internet

Absorbing the volley from convert, the 2nd Wisconsin did not waver, but replied with a devastating volley at the Virginians in Brawner's orchard. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

waveplate waveproof wavepulse waver about waver swinger waverable