WAVER

/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 12

Definition

  1. noun someone who communicates by waving.
  2. noun the act of pausing uncertainly. — 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. — synonyms: hesitate, waffle
  5. verb be unsure or weak. — 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. — synonyms: fluctuate, vacillate
  8. verb move back and forth very rapidly. — synonyms: flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver
  9. verb sway from side to side. — synonyms: weave
  10. verb give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency. — synonyms: quaver

Examples

  • “I felt encouraged by all the enthusiastic wavers in the crowd.”
  • “Flowers wavered in the breeze.”
  • “His voice wavered when the reporter brought up the controversial topic.”

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