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English noun: waver | |||
| 1. | waver (person) someone who communicates by waving | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicator | ||
| 2. | waver (act) the act of pausing uncertainly | ||
| Samples | There was a hesitation in his speech. | ||
| Synonyms | falter, faltering, hesitation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pause | ||
| 3. | waver (act) the act of moving back and forth | ||
| Synonyms | flicker, flutter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
English verb: waver | |||
| 1. | waver (stative) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | ||
| Samples | Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures. | ||
| Synonyms | hesitate, waffle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boggle, dwell on, falter, hover, hover, linger, linger over, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate, waver | ||
| Entail | doubt | ||
| 2. | waver (stative) be unsure or weak | ||
| Samples | Their enthusiasm is faltering. | ||
| Synonyms | falter | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hesitate, waffle, waver | ||
| 3. | waver (motion) move hesitatingly, as if about to give way | ||
| Synonyms | falter | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 4. | waver (motion) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | ||
| Samples | The line on the monitor vacillated. | ||
| Synonyms | fluctuate, vacillate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | swing | ||
| Verb group | fluctuate | ||
| 5. | waver (motion) move back and forth very rapidly | ||
| Samples | The candle flickered. | ||
| Synonyms | flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move back and forth | ||
| 6. | waver (motion) sway to and fro | ||
| Synonyms | weave | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sway, swing | ||
| 7. | waver (communication) give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | ||
| Synonyms | quaver | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound, vocalise, vocalize, voice | ||
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