waver meaning and definition

WAVER noun

Definition of waver (noun)

1. someone who communicates by waving
2. the act of pausing uncertainly
   • "there was a hesitation in his speech"
   • synonyms: falter, faltering, hesitation
3. the act of moving back and forth
   • synonyms: flicker, flutter

WAVER verb

Definition of waver (verb)

1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
   • "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
   • synonyms: hesitate, waffle
2. be unsure or weak
   • "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
   • synonyms: falter
3. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
   • synonyms: falter
4. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
   • "the line on the monitor vacillated"
   • synonyms: fluctuate, vacillate
5. move back and forth very rapidly
   • "the candle flickered"
   • synonyms: flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver
6. sway to and fro
   • synonyms: weave
7. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
   • synonyms: quaver