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waver [n]
 
1)someone who communicates by waving
    Synonyms :
    See Also: communicator  brandish  beckon 
 
2)the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
    Synonyms :falter faltering hesitation 
    See Also: pause  falter  bumble  hesitate  hesitate 
 
3)the act of moving back and forth
    Synonyms :flicker flutter 
    See Also: motility  flicker  dart  falter  fluctuate 
 
waver [v]
 
1)pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
    Synonyms :hesitate waffle 
    See Also: doubt  waffler  falter  hesitater  hesitation  disinclination  dwell_on  boggle  hover  hover  falter 
 
2)be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
    Synonyms :falter 
    See Also: hesitate  hesitater 
 
3)move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
    Synonyms :falter 
    See Also: move  flicker  falter 
 
4)move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"
    Synonyms :fluctuate vacillate 
    See Also: swing  flicker  fluctuation  swing  fluctuation  fluctuation  fluctuate 
 
5)move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
    Synonyms :flicker flitter flutter quiver 
    See Also: move_back_and_forth  flicker  flap 
 
6)sway to and fro
    Synonyms :weave 
    See Also: sway  flicker 
 
7)give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
    Synonyms :quaver 
    See Also: sound  quaver 
 



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