Overview of noun waver

The noun waver has 3 senses

• waver -- (someone who communicates by waving)


• hesitation, waver, falter, faltering -- (the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech")


• waver, flutter, flicker -- (the act of moving back and forth)

Overview of verb waver

The verb waver has 7 senses

• hesitate, waver, waffle -- (pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures")


• falter, waver -- (be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering")


• falter, waver -- (move hesitatingly, as if about to give way)


• fluctuate, vacillate, waver -- (move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated")


• flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver -- (move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered")


• waver, weave -- (sway to and fro)


• quaver, waver -- (give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency)