WAVER
/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 12
Definition
- noun someone who communicates by waving.
- noun the act of pausing uncertainly.
— synonyms: hesitation, falter, faltering
- noun the act of moving back and forth.
— synonyms: flutter, flicker
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.
— synonyms: hesitate, waffle
- verb be unsure or weak.
— synonyms: falter
- verb move hesitatingly, as if about to give way.
— synonyms: falter
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern.
— synonyms: fluctuate, vacillate
- verb move back and forth very rapidly.
— synonyms: flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver
- verb sway from side to side.
— synonyms: weave
- 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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