Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun waver
3 senses of waver
Sense 1
waver -- (someone who communicates by waving)
=> communicator -- (a person who communicates with others)
Sense 2
hesitation, waver, falter, faltering -- (the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech")
=> pause -- (temporary inactivity)
Sense 3
waver, flutter, flicker -- (the act of moving back and forth)
=> motion, movement, move, motility -- (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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb waver
7 senses of waver
Sense 1
hesitate, waver, waffle -- (pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures")
Sense 2
falter, waver -- (be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering")
=> hesitate, waver, waffle -- (pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures")
Sense 3
falter, waver -- (move hesitatingly, as if about to give way)
=> move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")
Sense 4
fluctuate, vacillate, waver -- (move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated")
=> swing -- (alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down")
Sense 5
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver -- (move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered")
=> move back and forth -- (move in one direction and then into the opposite direction)
Sense 6
waver, weave -- (sway to and fro)
=> swing, sway -- (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back")
Sense 7
quaver, waver -- (give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency)
=> voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise -- (utter with vibrating vocal chords)
