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waver
wavervacillate; fluctuate; hesitate; falter; sway: She wanted to go, but her doubts made her waver.
Not to be confused with:waiver – intentional relinquishment of a right; the document that evidences a waiver: She signed a waiver.wa·ver W0011000 (wā′vər)intr.v. wa·vered, wa·ver·ing, wa·vers 1. a. To move unsteadily back and forth: The flowers wavered in the breeze. See Synonyms at swing.b. To move in a certain direction with a swaying or unsteady motion: The child wavered along the hall. Snowflakes wavered down.2. a. To exhibit irresolution or indecision; vacillate: They wavered over buying a house.b. To become unsteady or unsure; falter: His resolve began to waver.c. To become diverted: She never wavered from her position opposing the war.3. To change or fluctuate: The weather wavered between sunny and overcast.4. a. To tremble or quaver in sound, as of the voice or a musical note.b. To flicker or glimmer: The door opened, and the light from the candle wavered.n. The action of wavering: the waver of the flashlight in the distance.
[Middle English waveren; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]
wa′ver·er n.wa′ver·ing·ly adv.waver (ˈweɪvə) vb (intr) 1. to be irresolute; hesitate between two possibilities2. to become unsteady3. to fluctuate or vary4. to move back and forth or one way and another5. (General Physics) (of light) to flicker or flashnthe act or an instance of wavering[C14: from Old Norse vafra to flicker; related to German wabern to move about] ˈwaverer n ˈwavering adj ˈwaveringly advwa•ver1 (ˈweɪ vər)
v.i. 1. to sway to and fro; flutter. 2. to flicker or quiver, as light. 3. to become unsteady; begin to fail or give way: At the news my courage wavered. 4. to shake or tremble, as the hands or voice. 5. to feel or show doubt, indecision, etc.; vacillate: to waver in one's determination. 6. (of things) to fluctuate or vary. 7. to totter or reel: The tower wavered during the earthquake. n. 8. an act of wavering; vacillation. [1275–1325; Middle English; c. Middle High German waberen to move about, Old Norse vafra to toddle] wa′ver•er, n. wav•er2 (ˈweɪ vər)
n. a person or thing that waves. [1550–60] waver
Past participle: wavered
Gerund: wavering
| Present |
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| I waver | | you waver | | he/she/it wavers | | we waver | | you waver | | they waver |
| Preterite |
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| I wavered | | you wavered | | he/she/it wavered | | we wavered | | you wavered | | they wavered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am wavering | | you are wavering | | he/she/it is wavering | | we are wavering | | you are wavering | | they are wavering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have wavered | | you have wavered | | he/she/it has wavered | | we have wavered | | you have wavered | | they have wavered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was wavering | | you were wavering | | he/she/it was wavering | | we were wavering | | you were wavering | | they were wavering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had wavered | | you had wavered | | he/she/it had wavered | | we had wavered | | you had wavered | | they had wavered |
| Future |
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| I will waver | | you will waver | | he/she/it will waver | | we will waver | | you will waver | | they will waver |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have wavered | | you will have wavered | | he/she/it will have wavered | | we will have wavered | | you will have wavered | | they will have wavered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be wavering | | you will be wavering | | he/she/it will be wavering | | we will be wavering | | you will be wavering | | they will be wavering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been wavering | | you have been wavering | | he/she/it has been wavering | | we have been wavering | | you have been wavering | | they have been wavering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been wavering | | you will have been wavering | | he/she/it will have been wavering | | we will have been wavering | | you will have been wavering | | they will have been wavering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been wavering | | you had been wavering | | he/she/it had been wavering | | we had been wavering | | you had been wavering | | they had been wavering |
| Conditional |
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| I would waver | | you would waver | | he/she/it would waver | | we would waver | | you would waver | | they would waver |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have wavered | | you would have wavered | | he/she/it would have wavered | | we would have wavered | | you would have wavered | | they would have wavered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  waver - someone who communicates by waving communicator - a person who communicates with others | | 2. |  waver - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"falter, faltering, hesitationpause - temporary inactivity | | 3. |  waver - the act of moving back and forth flutter, flickermovement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" | | Verb | 1. | waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"hesitate, waffledwell on, linger over - delayboggle - hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fearhover, linger - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"falter, waver - be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" | | 2. | waver - be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"falterhesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" | | 3. | waver - move hesitatingly, as if about to give wayfaltermove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | 4. |  waver - move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"fluctuate, vacillateswing - alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"fluctuate - cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern | | 5. | waver - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"flicker, flitter, flutter, quivermove back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction | | 6. |  waver - sway to and fro weavesway, swing - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" | | 7. | waver - give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequencyquavervocalize, voice, vocalise, sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords |
waververb1. hesitate, dither (chiefly Brit.), vacillate, be irresolute, falter, fluctuate, seesaw, blow hot and cold (informal), be indecisive, hum and haw, be unable to decide, shillyshally (informal), be unable to make up your mind, swither (Scot.) Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.
hesitate determine, resolve, be determined, stand firm, be decisive, be resolute, be of fixed opinion2. flicker, wave, shake, vary, reel, weave, sway, tremble, wobble, fluctuate, quiver, undulate, totter The shadows of the dancers wavered on the wall.waververb1. To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall:sway, teeter, totter, vacillate, weave, wobble.2. To be irresolute in acting or doing:dither, falter, halt, hesitate, pause, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, wobble.3. To change one's attitudes or policies, for example:swing, vacillate.Translationswaver (ˈweivə) verb to be unsteady or uncertain. He wavered between accepting and refusing. 搖搖晃晃，猶豫不定 摇晃，犹豫不决 waver
waver between (someone and someone else)to vacillate between choosing one person or another. I had to appoint the new manager, and I was wavering between Jane and Janet. We wavered between Bill and Bob for the position.See also: between, waverwaver between (something and something else)to vacillate between choosing one thing and another; to linger indecisively between doing one thing or another. The captain was wavering between St. Thomas and St. Croix. We wavered between chocolate and vanilla.See also: between, waverwand waver and waggeran exhibitionist. The cops picked up a wand waver on Main Street. See also: wand, waverEncyclopediaSeewaveFinancialSeeWavewaver
Synonyms for waververb hesitateSynonyms- hesitate
- dither
- vacillate
- be irresolute
- falter
- fluctuate
- seesaw
- blow hot and cold
- be indecisive
- hum and haw
- be unable to decide
- shillyshally
- be unable to make up your mind
- swither
Antonyms- determine
- resolve
- be determined
- stand firm
- be decisive
- be resolute
- be of fixed opinion
verb flickerSynonyms- flicker
- wave
- shake
- vary
- reel
- weave
- sway
- tremble
- wobble
- fluctuate
- quiver
- undulate
- totter
Synonyms for waververb to move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fallSynonyms- sway
- teeter
- totter
- vacillate
- weave
- wobble
verb to be irresolute in acting or doingSynonyms- dither
- falter
- halt
- hesitate
- pause
- shilly-shally
- stagger
- vacillate
- wobble
verb to change one's attitudes or policies, for exampleSynonymsSynonyms for wavernoun someone who communicates by wavingRelated Wordsnoun the act of pausing uncertainlySynonyms- falter
- faltering
- hesitation
Related Wordsnoun the act of moving back and forthSynonymsRelated Words- movement
- motility
- motion
- move
verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingnessSynonymsRelated Words- dwell on
- linger over
- boggle
- hover
- linger
- oscillate
- vacillate
- vibrate
- falter
- waver
verb be unsure or weakSynonymsRelated Wordsverb move hesitatingly, as if about to give waySynonymsRelated Wordsverb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike patternSynonymsRelated Wordsverb move back and forth very rapidlySynonyms- flicker
- flitter
- flutter
- quiver
Related Wordsverb sway to and froSynonymsRelated Wordsverb give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequencySynonymsRelated Words- vocalize
- voice
- vocalise
- sound
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