Waver - Definition

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