Definitions for waver
Overview of noun waver
The noun waver has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. waver
(someone who communicates by waving)
2. hesitation, waver, falter, faltering
(the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech")
3. waver, flutter, flicker
(the act of moving back and forth)
Overview of verb waver
The verb waver has 7 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) hesitate, waver, waffle
(pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures")
2. (1) falter, waver
(be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering")
3. (1) falter, waver
(move hesitatingly, as if about to give way)
4. (1) fluctuate, vacillate, waver
(move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated")
5. flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
(move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered")
6. waver, weave
(sway to and fro)
7. quaver, waver
(give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency)
