waver (redirected from wavery)

wa·ver  (wvr)

intr.v. wa·vered, wa·ver·ing, wa·vers

1. To move unsteadily back and forth. See Synonyms at swing.

2.

a. To exhibit irresolution or indecision; vacillate: wavered over buying a house. See Synonyms at hesitate.

b. To become unsteady or unsure; falter: His resolve began to waver.

3. To tremble or quaver in sound, as of the voice or a musical note.

4. To flicker or glimmer, as light.

n.

The act of wavering.

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[Middle English waveren; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]

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waver·er n.

waver·ing·ly adv.

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waver

Verb

1. to hesitate between possibilities; be indecisive

2. to swing from one thing to another: she wavered between annoyance and civility

3. (of a voice or stare) to become unsteady

4. to move back and forth or one way and another: the barrel of the gun began to waver [Old Norse vafra to flicker]

wavering adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	waver - someone who communicates by waving   communicator - a person who communicates with others
	2.	waver - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" falter, faltering, hesitation pause - temporary inactivity
	3.	waver - the act of moving back and forth     flutter, flicker movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" hesitate, waffle dwell on, linger over - delay boggle - hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear hover, linger - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner" hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" falter, waver - be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
	2.	waver - be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" falter hesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
	3.	waver - move hesitatingly, as if about to give way falter move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	4.	waver - move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" fluctuate, vacillate swing - alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" fluctuate - cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
	5.	waver - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
	6.	waver - sway to and fro                       weave sway, swing - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
	7.	waver - give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency quaver vocalize, voice, vocalise, sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords

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waver

verb 1. hesitate, dither chiefly Brit. vacillate, be irresolute, falter, fluctuate, seesaw, blow hot and cold (informal) be indecisive, hum and haw, be unable to decide, shillyshally (informal) be unable to make up your mind, swither Scot. << OPPOSITE be decisive

verb 2. flicker, wave, shake, vary, reel, weave, sway, tremble, wobble, fluctuate, quiver, undulate, totter

Translations

waver [ˈweɪvəʳ] vi → oscilar; [confidence] → disminuir; [faith] → flaquear

waver [ˈweɪvəʳ] vi → vaciller; [voice] → trembler; [person] → hésiter

waver [ˈweɪvəʳ] vi [voice] → schwanken; [eyes] → zucken; [love, person] → wanken

waver [ˈweɪvəʳ] vi → vacillare; [voice] → tremolare

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waver

v waver [ˈweivə]

to be unsteady or uncertain He wavered between accepting and refusing. weifel يَتَرَدَّد، يَتَذَبْذَب، يَتأرْجَح колебая се váhat vakle wanken αμφιταλαντεύομαι vacilar, titubear kõhklema دودل بودن olla kahden vaiheilla hésiter לְהַסֵס डगमगाना posrtati, teturati ingadozik bimbang flökta; vera á báðum áttum esitare ためらう 갈팡질팡하다, 망설이다 dvejoti, svyruoti svārstīties; būt nestabilam ragu-ragu weifelen vakle mellom chwiać/wahać się hesitar a ezita колебаться váhať omahovati kolebljivac vackla, tveka โซเซ; เอนไปเอนมา kararsızlık göstermek, bocalamak 猶豫不決 вагатися پس و پیش کرنا lưỡng lự 犹豫不决