waver

[ wey-ver ]

/ ˈweɪ vər /

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verb (used without object)

to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.

to flicker or quiver, as light: A distant beam wavered and then disappeared.

become unsteady; begin to fail or give way: When she heard the news her courage wavered.

to shake or tremble, as the hands or voice: Her voice wavered.

to feel or show doubt, indecision, etc.; vacillate: He wavered in his determination.

(of things) to fluctuate or vary: Prices wavered.

to totter or reel: The earth quaked and the tower wavered.

noun

an act of wavering, fluttering, or vacillating.

Origin of waver

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English (see wave, -er⁶); cognate with dialectal German wabern “to move about,” Old Norse vafra “to toddle”

SYNONYMS FOR waver

4 quiver.

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5. Waver, fluctuate, vacillate refer to an alternation or hesitation between one direction and another. Waver means to hesitate between choices: to waver between two courses of action. Fluctuate suggests irregular change from one side to the other or up and down: The prices of stocks fluctuate when there is bad news followed by good. Vacillate is to make up one's mind and change it again suddenly; to be undecided as to what to do: We must not vacillate but must set a day.

OTHER WORDS FROM waver

wa·ver·er, nounwa·ver·ing·ly, adverbnon·wa·ver·ing, adjectiveun·wa·vered, adjective

un·wa·ver·ing, adjectiveun·wa·ver·ing·ly, adverb

Definition for waver (2 of 2)

waver²

[ wey-ver ]

/ ˈweɪ vər /

noun

a person who waves or causes something to wave: Election time brings out the wavers of flags and haranguers of mobs.

a person who specializes in waving hair.

something, as a curling iron, used for waving hair.

Origin of waver

First recorded in 1550–60; wave + -er¹

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British Dictionary definitions for waver

waver

/ (ˈweɪvə) /

verb (intr)

to be irresolute; hesitate between two possibilities

to become unsteady

to fluctuate or vary

to move back and forth or one way and another

(of light) to flicker or flash

noun

the act or an instance of wavering

Derived forms of waver

waverer, nounwavering, adjectivewaveringly, adverb

Word Origin for waver

C14: from Old Norse vafra to flicker; related to German wabern to move about

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单词	waver
释义	waver ¹ [ wey-ver ] / ˈweɪ vər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waver ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze. to flicker or quiver, as light: A distant beam wavered and then disappeared. become unsteady; begin to fail or give way: When she heard the news her courage wavered. to shake or tremble, as the hands or voice: Her voice wavered. to feel or show doubt, indecision, etc.; vacillate: He wavered in his determination. (of things) to fluctuate or vary: Prices wavered. to totter or reel: The earth quaked and the tower wavered. noun an act of wavering, fluttering, or vacillating. Origin of waver ¹ First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English (see wave, -er⁶); cognate with dialectal German wabern “to move about,” Old Norse vafra “to toddle” SYNONYMS FOR waver 4 quiver. SEE SYNONYMS FOR waver ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for waver 5. Waver, fluctuate, vacillate refer to an alternation or hesitation between one direction and another. Waver means to hesitate between choices: to waver between two courses of action. Fluctuate suggests irregular change from one side to the other or up and down: The prices of stocks fluctuate when there is bad news followed by good. Vacillate is to make up one's mind and change it again suddenly; to be undecided as to what to do: We must not vacillate but must set a day. OTHER WORDS FROM waver wa·ver·er, nounwa·ver·ing·ly, adverbnon·wa·ver·ing, adjectiveun·wa·vered, adjective un·wa·ver·ing, adjectiveun·wa·ver·ing·ly, adverb Definition for waver (2 of 2) waver² [ wey-ver ] / ˈweɪ vər / noun a person who waves or causes something to wave: Election time brings out the wavers of flags and haranguers of mobs. a person who specializes in waving hair. something, as a curling iron, used for waving hair. Origin of waver ² First recorded in 1550–60; wave + -er¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for waver waver / (ˈweɪvə) / verb (intr) to be irresolute; hesitate between two possibilities to become unsteady to fluctuate or vary to move back and forth or one way and another (of light) to flicker or flash noun the act or an instance of wavering Derived forms of waver waverer, nounwavering, adjectivewaveringly, adverb Word Origin for waver C14: from Old Norse vafra to flicker; related to German wabern to move about Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to waver hesitate, pause, vacillate, tremble, shake, vary, waffle, sway, seesaw, teeter, falter, quiver, hedge, fluctuate, wobble, dither, oscillate, totter, trim, halt
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waver

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of waver

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Definition for waver (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of waver

British Dictionary definitions for waver

verb (intr)

noun

Derived forms of waver

Word Origin for waver

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