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Detailed Synonyms for waver in English

waver:

to waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)

  1. to waver
    to hesitate; be indecised; to procrastinate; to question; to waver; to tarry; to vacillate; to put off
    • hesitate verbe (hesitates, hesitated, hesitating)
    • be indecised verbe
    • procrastinate verbe (procrastinates, procrastinated, procrastinating)
    • question verbe (questions, questioned, questioning)
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • tarry verbe (tarries, tarried, tarrying)
    • vacillate verbe (vacillates, vacillated, vacillating)
    • put off verbe (puts off, put off, putting off)
  2. to waver
    to stagnate; to falter; to stick; to waver; to stop; to stay put
    • stagnate verbe (stagnates, stagnated, stagnating)
    • falter verbe (falters, faltered, faltering)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • stay put verbe (stays put, stayed put, staying put)
  3. to waver
    to hesitate; to doubt; to linger; to waver; to delay; to defer; to brood over; to tarry; to deter
    • hesitate verbe (hesitates, hesitated, hesitating)
    • doubt verbe (doubts, doubted, doubting)
    • linger verbe (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • delay verbe (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • defer verbe (defers, deferred, deferring)
    • brood over verbe (broods over, brooded over, brooding over)
    • tarry verbe (tarries, tarried, tarrying)
    • deter verbe (deters, deterred, deterring)
  4. to waver
    – give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency 1
    to waver; to quaver
    – give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency 1
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • quaver verbe (quavers, quavered, quavering)
  5. to waver
    – sway to and fro 1
    to waver; to weave
    – sway to and fro 1
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • weave verbe (weaves, wove, weaving)
  6. to waver
    – move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern 1
    to waver; to fluctuate; to vacillate
    – move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern 1
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • fluctuate verbe (fluctuates, fluctuated, fluctuating)
    • vacillate verbe (vacillates, vacillated, vacillating)
      • the line on the monitor vacillated1
  7. to waver
    – move back and forth very rapidly 1
    to waver; to quiver; to flutter; to flicker; flitter
    – move back and forth very rapidly 1
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • quiver verbe (quivers, quivered, quivering)
    • flutter verbe (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
    • flicker verbe (flickers, flickered, flickering)
      • the candle flickered1
    • flitter verbe
  8. to waver
    – move hesitatingly, as if about to give way 1
    to waver; to falter
    – move hesitatingly, as if about to give way 1
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • falter verbe (falters, faltered, faltering)
  9. to waver
    – pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness 1
    to hesitate; to waver; to waffle
    – pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness 1
    • hesitate verbe (hesitates, hesitated, hesitating)
      • Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures1
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • waffle verbe (waffles, waffled, waffling)
  10. to waver
    – be unsure or weak 1
    to waver; to falter
    – be unsure or weak 1
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • falter verbe (falters, faltered, faltering)
      • Their enthusiasm is faltering1

Conjugations for waver:

present
  1. waver
  2. waver
  3. wavers
  4. waver
  5. waver
  6. waver
simple past
  1. wavered
  2. wavered
  3. wavered
  4. wavered
  5. wavered
  6. wavered
present perfect
  1. have wavered
  2. have wavered
  3. has wavered
  4. have wavered
  5. have wavered
  6. have wavered
past continuous
  1. was wavering
  2. were wavering
  3. was wavering
  4. were wavering
  5. were wavering
  6. were wavering
future
  1. shall waver
  2. will waver
  3. will waver
  4. shall waver
  5. will waver
  6. will waver
continuous present
  1. am wavering
  2. are wavering
  3. is wavering
  4. are wavering
  5. are wavering
  6. are wavering
subjunctive
  1. be wavered
  2. be wavered
  3. be wavered
  4. be wavered
  5. be wavered
  6. be wavered
diverse
  1. waver!
  2. let's waver!
  3. wavered
  4. wavering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

waver [the ~] nom

  1. the waver
    – the act of moving back and forth 1
    the waver; the flutter; the flicker
    – the act of moving back and forth 1
  2. the waver
    – the act of pausing uncertainly 1
    the waver; the falter; the hesitation; the faltering
    – the act of pausing uncertainly 1
  3. the waver
    – someone who communicates by waving 1
    the waver
    – someone who communicates by waving 1

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Alternate Synonyms for "waver":


Related Definitions for "waver":

  1. the act of moving back and forth1
  2. the act of pausing uncertainly1
  3. someone who communicates by waving1
  4. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency1
  5. sway to and fro1
  6. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern1
  7. move back and forth very rapidly1
  8. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way1
  9. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness1
  10. be unsure or weak1

waver form of wave:

to wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)

  1. to wave
    to wave
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
  2. to wave
    to flutter; to wave; to flap; to blow; to snap
    • flutter verbe (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
    • blow verbe (blows, blew, blowing)
    • snap verbe (snaps, snapped, snapping)
  3. to wave
    to wave; to undulate; to gush; to flow
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
    • undulate verbe (undulates, undulated, undulating)
    • gush verbe (gushes, gushed, gushing)
    • flow verbe (flows, flowed, flowing)
  4. to wave
    – set waves in 1
    to wave
    – set waves in 1
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
      • she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair1
  5. to wave
    – signal with the hands or nod 1
    to wave; beckon
    – signal with the hands or nod 1
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
      • She waved to her friends1
      • He waved his hand hospitably1
    • beckon verbe
  6. to wave
    – twist or roll into coils or ringlets 1
    to wave; to curl
    – twist or roll into coils or ringlets 1
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
    • curl verbe (curls, curled, curling)
      • curl my hair, please1
  7. to wave
    – move or swing back and forth 1
    to flourish; to wave; to brandish
    – move or swing back and forth 1
    • flourish verbe (flourishes, flourished, flourishing)
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
      • She waved her gun1
    • brandish verbe (brandishes, brandished, brandishing)
  8. to wave
    – move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion 1
    to roll; to wave; to flap; to undulate
    – move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion 1
    • roll verbe (rolls, rolled, rolling)
      • the waves rolled towards the beach1
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
      • the waves rolled towards the beach1
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
    • undulate verbe (undulates, undulated, undulating)
      • The curtains undulated1

Conjugations for wave:

present
  1. wave
  2. wave
  3. waves
  4. wave
  5. wave
  6. wave
simple past
  1. waved
  2. waved
  3. waved
  4. waved
  5. waved
  6. waved
present perfect
  1. have waved
  2. have waved
  3. has waved
  4. have waved
  5. have waved
  6. have waved
past continuous
  1. was waving
  2. were waving
  3. was waving
  4. were waving
  5. were waving
  6. were waving
future
  1. shall wave
  2. will wave
  3. will wave
  4. shall wave
  5. will wave
  6. will wave
continuous present
  1. am waving
  2. are waving
  3. is waving
  4. are waving
  5. are waving
  6. are waving
subjunctive
  1. be waved
  2. be waved
  3. be waved
  4. be waved
  5. be waved
  6. be waved
diverse
  1. wave!
  2. let's wave!
  3. waved
  4. waving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

wave [the ~] nom

  1. the wave
    the undulation; the wave; the waving; the waves
  2. the wave
    – a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon 1
    the wave
    – a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon 1
    • wave [the ~] nom
      • a wave of settlers1
      • troops advancing in waves1
  3. the wave
    – a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair 1
    the wave
    – a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair 1
  4. the wave
    – the act of signaling by a movement of the hand 1
    the wave; the waving; the wafture
    – the act of signaling by a movement of the hand 1
  5. the wave
    – (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth 1
    the wave; the undulation
    – (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth 1
  6. the wave
    – one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) 1
    the wave; the moving ridge
    – one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) 1
  7. the wave
    – something that rises rapidly 1
    the wave
    – something that rises rapidly 1
    • wave [the ~] nom
      • a wave of emotion swept over him1
      • there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed1
      • a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right1
  8. the wave
    – a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) 1
    the wave
    – a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) 1
    • wave [the ~] nom
      • a heat wave1
  9. the wave
    – an undulating curve 1
    the wave; the undulation
    – an undulating curve 1

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Related Definitions for "wave":

  1. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon1
    • a wave of settlers1
    • troops advancing in waves1
  2. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair1
  3. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand1
  4. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth1
  5. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)1
  6. something that rises rapidly1
    • a wave of emotion swept over him1
    • there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed1
    • a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right1
  7. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)1
    • a heat wave1
  8. an undulating curve1
  9. set waves in1
    • she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair1
  10. signal with the hands or nod1
    • She waved to her friends1
    • He waved his hand hospitably1
  11. twist or roll into coils or ringlets1
  12. move or swing back and forth1
    • She waved her gun1
  13. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion1
    • the waves rolled towards the beach1

Related Synonyms for waver