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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for waver

Noun

1. waver, communicator
usage: someone who communicates by waving
2. hesitation, waver, falter, faltering, pause
usage: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
3. waver, flutter, flicker, motion, movement, move, motility
usage: the act of moving back and forth

Verb

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