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Waver
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Meaning
Verb
●
To
sway
back and forth
; to
totter
or reel.
●
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.
●
To
falter
; become
unsteady
;
begin
to
fail
or give way.
●
To be
indecisive
between
choices
; to feel or show
doubt
or
indecision
; to vacillate.
Noun
●
An
act
of
wavering
,
vacillating
, etc.
●
Someone who
waves
,
enjoys
waving
, etc.
●
Someone who
specializes
in
waving
(hair treatment).
●
A
tool
that
accomplishes
hair
waving.
●
In British English:
A
sapling
left
standing in
a
fallen
wood.
Name
●
A
river
in
northern
Cumbria, England, which
flows
into the Solway Firth.
Sourced from
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Origin
waver
English
vafra
Old Norse
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Falter
Relent
Budge
Backslide
Deviate
Vacillate
Faulter
Diverge
Slip
Stray
Depart
Fluctuate
Backdown
Lie
Disappear
Rise
Shrink
Succeed
Tug
Teeter
Materialise
Decline
Change
Slacken
Jump
Break
Flip Flop
Hold Back
Stand Firm
Back Away
Fall Away
Take Sides
Back Down
Give Up
Give Ground
Pull Away
Budge An Inch
Toe The Line
Wax And Wane
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Rhymes
Waver
Favor
Laver
Haver
Braver
Favour
Slaver
Shaver
Waiver
Engraver
Enslaver
Lifesaver
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