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waver

Letters that make waver

a, e, r, v, w are letters that make 'waver'

Words within waver

ER, Wave, WA, wave, Er, Av, aver are words within 'waver'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of waver

wavers, wavery are words created by adding a letter to 'waver'

waver is a 5 letter word ending with r
waver is a 5 letter word starting with w

10 possible definitions for 'waver'

Waver as "the act of pausing uncertainly"

Under this definition, waver is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

faltering, hesitation, falter have the same meaning as 'waver'

waver as a type

'waver' can be a type of pause.

Derivatives of waver

hesitate, bumble, waver, waffle, pause, falter, stammer, stutter are derivatives of 'waver'.

Waver as "the act of moving back and forth"

Under this definition, waver is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flicker, flutter have the same meaning as 'waver'

waver as a type

'waver' can be a type of movement, motion, motility, move.

Derivatives of waver

vacillate, flitter, weave, waver, fluctuate, fleet, dart, flutter, falter, flit, quiver, flicker are derivatives of 'waver'.

Waver as "give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency"

Under this definition, waver is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

quaver has the same meaning as waver

waver as a type

'waver' can be a type of vocalise, vocalize, sound, voice.

Derivatives of waver

quaver is a derivative of waver.

Waver as "sway to and fro"

Under this definition, waver is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

weave has the same meaning as waver

waver as a type

'waver' can be a type of swing, sway.

Derivatives of waver

waver, flicker, flutter are derivatives of 'waver'.

Waver as "move back and forth very rapidly"

Under this definition, waver is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flitter, quiver, flutter, flicker have the same meaning as 'waver'

waver as a type

'waver' can be a type of move back and forth.

Derivatives of waver

waver, flutter, flap, flapping, flicker, fluttering are derivatives of 'waver'.

Waver as "move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern"

Under this definition, waver is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

vacillate, fluctuate have the same meaning as 'waver'

waver as a type

'waver' can be a type of swing.

Derivatives of waver

swinging, waver, fluctuation, wavering, variation, flicker, swing, vacillation, flutter are derivatives of 'waver'.

Verb groups of waver

fluctuate is a verb group of waver.

Waver as "move hesitatingly, as if about to give way"

Under this definition, waver is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

falter has the same meaning as waver

waver as a type

'waver' can be a type of move.

Derivatives of waver

waver, faltering, flicker, flutter, hesitation, falter are derivatives of 'waver'.

Waver as "pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness"

Under this definition, waver is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hesitate, waffle have the same meaning as 'waver'

Types of waver

vibrate, vacillate, oscillate, hover, linger, linger over, boggle, dwell on, waver, falter, hover are types of 'waver'.

Derivatives of waver

waver, reluctance, hesitancy, disinclination, indisposition, faltering, waverer, vacillator, hesitator, hesitater, waffler, wavering, vacillation, hesitation, hesitant, hesitating, falter are derivatives of 'waver'.

Entailments to waver

doubt is an entailment to 'waver'.

Waver as "be unsure or weak"

Under this definition, waver is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

falter has the same meaning as waver

waver as a type

'waver' can be a type of hesitate, waffle, waver.

Derivatives of waver

waverer, vacillator, hesitator, hesitater are derivatives of 'waver'.

Waver as "someone who communicates by waving"

Under this definition, waver is a noun and has the following properties:

waver as a type

'waver' can be a type of communicator.

Derivatives of waver

beckon, wave, flourish, brandish are derivatives of 'waver'.