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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Waver  \Wa"ver\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Wavered};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Wavering}.]  [OE.  waveren,  from  AS  w[ae]fre  wavering, 
  restless.  See  {Wave},  v.  i.] 
  1.  To  play  or  move  to  and  fro;  to  move  one  way  and  the  other 
  hence  to  totter;  to  reel;  to  swing;  to  flutter. 
 
  With  banners  and  pennons  wavering  with  the  wind. 
  --Ld.  Berners 
 
  Thou  wouldst  waver  on  one  of  these  trees  as  a  terror 
  to  all  evil  speakers  against  dignities.  --Sir  W. 
  Scott. 
 
  2.  To  be  unsettled  in  opinion;  to  vacillate;  to  be 
  undetermined;  to  fluctuate;  as  to  water  in  judgment. 
 
  Let  us  hold  fast  .  .  .  without  wavering.  --Heb.  x. 
  23. 
 
  In  feeble  hearts,  propense  enough  before  To  waver, 
  or  fall  off  and  join  with  idols.  --Milton. 
 
  Syn:  To  reel;  totter;  vacillate.  See  {Fluctuate}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Waver  \Wa"ver\,  n.  [From  {Wave},  or  {Waver},  v.] 
  A  sapling  left  standing  in  a  fallen  wood.  [Prov.  Eng.] 
  --Halliwell. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  waver 
  n  1:  someone  who  communicates  by  waving 
  2:  the  act  of  pausing  uncertainly;  "there  was  a  hesitation  in 
  his  speech"  [syn:  {hesitation},  {falter},  {faltering}] 
  3:  the  act  of  moving  back  and  forth  [syn:  {flutter},  {flicker}] 
  v  1:  pause  or  hold  back  in  uncertainty  or  unwillingness: 
  "Authorities  hesitate  to  quote  exact  figures."  [syn:  {hesitate}, 
  {swiver}] 
  2:  be  unsure  or  weak;  "Their  enthusiasm  is  faltering"  [syn:  {falter}] 
  3:  move  hesitatingly,  as  if  about  to  give  way  [syn:  {falter}] 
  4:  move  in  an  unstable  manner  [syn:  {fluctuate},  {vacillate}] 
  5:  move  back  and  forth  very  rapidly,  as  of  a  candle  [syn:  {flicker}, 
  {flitter},  {flutter},  {quiver}] 
  6:  sway  to  and  fro  [syn:  {weave}] 
  7:  give  off  unsteady  sounds,  alternating  in  amplitude  or 
  frequency  [syn:  {quaver}] 




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