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- pronunciation:
- weI
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
wavers, wavering, wavered |
| definition 1: |
to move back and forth in a fluttering motion; sway.
The flag wavered slightly in the breeze.The needle of the compass wavered.The mild earthquake made the building waver.- synonyms:
- flutter, rock, sway
- similar words:
- flap, oscillate, tremble, undulate, vacillate, vibrate, wag, wave, wobble
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| definition 2: |
to show indecision or uncertainty; vacillate.
Both candidates seem to waver on the election issues.
- synonyms:
- falter, hesitate, vacillate
- antonyms:
- steady
- similar words:
- equivocate, flip-flop, halt, hang, hedge, hem, hover, oscillate, pause, shilly-shally, sway, tergiversate, waffle, whiffle
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| definition 3: |
to flicker, as a light or candle.
The flame wavered as a cold gust of wind came through a crack in the window.- synonyms:
- flicker
- similar words:
- blink, gutter, quiver, wobble
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| definition 4: |
to tremble or quaver.
His voice wavered as he tried to gain his confidence.- synonyms:
- quaver, tremble
- similar words:
- quake, quiver, vibrate, wobble
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| definition 5: |
to become unsteady or begin to weaken; falter.
I have been wavering in my resolve.The people's faith in their leader never wavered.- synonyms:
- falter, weaken
- antonyms:
- steady
- similar words:
- ebb, fade, fail, stagger, wane
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| related words: |
doubt, fluctuate, hesitate, quaver, shake, shimmer, sway, swing, topple, totter, tremble |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of wavering, flickering, or vacillating.
- synonyms:
- flickering, vacillation
- similar words:
- flap, hesitation, pause, tremor, vibration, wobble
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| related words: |
falter, totter |
| derivations: |
wavering (adj.), waveringly (adv.), waverer (n.) |
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