| VERB | stative | waver, hesitate, waffle | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | waver, falter | be unsure or weak | |
| motion | waver, falter | move hesitatingly, as if about to give way | |
| motion | waver, fluctuate, vacillate | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | |
| motion | waver, flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver | move back and forth very rapidly | |
| motion | waver, weave | sway to and fro | |
| communication | waver, quaver | give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | |
| NOUN | person | waver | someone who communicates by waving |
| act | waver, hesitation, falter, faltering | the act of pausing uncertainly | |
| act | waver, flutter, flicker | the act of moving back and forth |
| Sounds | wey'ver | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | someone who communicates by waving. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | communicator | A person who communicates with others |
| Verbs | wave | signal with the hands or nod |
| wave | move or swing back and forth | |
| Meaning | The act of pausing uncertainly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | hesitation, falter, faltering | |
| Broader | pause | temporary inactivity |
| Spanish | dilación, hesitación, titubeo, vacilación | |
| Catalan | dilació, hesitació, titubeig, vacil·lació | |
| Verbs | waver | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness |
| Meaning | The act of moving back and forth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | flutter, flicker | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | parpadeo, pestañeo, vacilación | |
| Catalan | aleteig, parpelleig | |
| Verbs | waver | sway to and fro |
| waver | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | |
| waver | move back and forth very rapidly | |
| waver | move hesitatingly, as if about to give way | |
| Meaning | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | hesitate, waffle | |
| Entails | doubt | lack confidence in or have doubts about |
| Narrower | boggle | hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear |
| dwell on, linger over | delay | |
| falter, waver | Be unsure or weak | |
| hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate | Be undecided about something | |
| hover, linger | Move to and fro | |
| Spanish | dudar, titubear, vacilar | |
| Catalan | dubtar, hesitar, vacil·lar | |
| Nouns | waver | the act of pausing uncertainly |
| waverer | one who hesitates (usually out of fear) | |
| wavering | indecision in speech or action | |
| Meaning | Be unsure or weak. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | falter | |
| Broader | hesitate, waver, waffle | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness |
| Spanish | flaquear, flojear | |
| Nouns | waverer | one who hesitates (usually out of fear) |
| Meaning | Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | falter | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | vacilar | |
| Catalan | oscil·lar, vacil·lar | |
| Nouns | waver | the act of moving back and forth |
| Meaning | Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | fluctuate, vacillate | |
| Broader | swing | Alternate dramatically between high and low values |
| Similar to | fluctuate | Cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern |
| Spanish | fluctuar, rondar | |
| Catalan | fluctuar, rondar | |
| Nouns | waver | the act of moving back and forth |
| wavering | the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes | |
| Meaning | move back and forth very rapidly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver | |
| Broader | move back and forth | Move in one direction and then into the opposite direction |
| Spanish | aletear, estremecerse, ondear, oscilar, parpadear, revolotear, temblar, vacilar, vibrar | |
| Catalan | estremir-se, onejar, oscil·lar, trémer, tremolar, vacil·lar, vibrar | |
| Nouns | waver | the act of moving back and forth |
| Meaning | sway to and fro. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | weave | |
| Broader | swing, sway | Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner |
| Spanish | fluctuar, oscilar, tejer, vacilar | |
| Catalan | fluctuar, oscil·lar, vacil·lar | |
| Nouns | waver | the act of moving back and forth |
| Meaning | give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | quaver | |
| Broader | voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise | Utter with vibrating vocal chords |
| Spanish | temblar | |
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