waver
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/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/
English
Definitions
noun
- An act of wavering, vacillating, etc.
- Someone who waves, enjoys waving, etc.“I felt encouraged by all the enthusiastic wavers in the crowd.”
- Someone who specializes in waving (hair treatment).
- A tool that accomplishes hair waving.
verb
- To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.“Flowers wavered in the breeze.”
- To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.
- To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.
- To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.“His voice wavered when the reporter brought up the controversial topic.”
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Synonyms
quaverfalterfalteringhesitationflutterhesitatevacillateflitterfluctuateflickerquiverweavereelshakeditherdestabilize