waver
noun
1. someone who communicates by waving
Definition categories: person, communicator
2. the act of pausing uncertainly
Similar word(s): falter, faltering, hesitation
Definition categories: act, pause
3. the act of moving back and forth
Similar word(s): flicker, flutter
Definition categories: act, motility, motion, move, movement
Sentences with waver as a noun:
- 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.
verb
1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Similar word(s): hesitate, waffle
Definition categories: stative
2. be unsure or weak
Similar word(s): falter
Definition categories: stative, hesitate, waffle, waver
3. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Similar word(s): falter
Definition categories: motion, move
4. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Similar word(s): fluctuate, vacillate
Definition categories: motion, swing
5. move back and forth very rapidly
Similar word(s): flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver
Definition categories: motion
6. sway from side to side
Similar word(s): weave
Definition categories: motion, sway, swing
7. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
Similar word(s): quaver
Definition categories: communication, sound, vocalise, vocalize, voice
Sentences with waver as a verb:
- Flowers wavered in the breeze.
- His voice wavered when the reporter brought up the controversial topic.