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Meaning of waver

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  waver
      n 1: someone who communicates by waving
      2: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in
         his speech" [syn: {hesitation}, {waver}, {falter},
         {faltering}]
      3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: {waver}, {flutter},
         {flicker}]
      v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
           "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn:
           {hesitate}, {waver}, {waffle}]
      2: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn:
         {falter}, {waver}]
      3: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: {falter},
         {waver}]
      4: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern;
         "the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: {fluctuate},
         {vacillate}, {waver}]
      5: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
         [syn: {flicker}, {waver}, {flitter}, {flutter}, {quiver}]
      6: sway to and fro [syn: {waver}, {weave}]
      7: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or
         frequency [syn: {quaver}, {waver}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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