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waver |
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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