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wa·ver
/ˈwevɚ/
動搖,躊躇,揮動者(
vi
.)搖擺,顫抖,擺動,搖曳,猶豫
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wa·ver
v. i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Wavered
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Wavering
.]
1.
To
play
or
move
to
and
fro
;
to
move
one
way
and
the
other
;
hence
,
to
totter
;
to
reel
;
to
swing
;
to
flutter
.
With
banners
and
pennons
wavering
with
the
wind
.
--
Ld
.
Berners
.
Thou
wouldst
waver
on
one
of
these
trees
as
a
terror
to
all
evil
speakers
against
dignities
.
--
Sir
W
.
Scott
.
2.
To
be
unsettled
in
opinion
;
to
vacillate
;
to
be
undetermined
;
to
fluctuate
;
as
,
to
water
in
judgment
.
Let
us
hold
fast
. . .
without
wavering
.
--
Heb
.
x
. 23.
In
feeble
hearts
,
propense
enough
before
To
waver
,
or
fall
off and join with idols
. --
Milton
.
Syn:
--
To
reel
;
totter
;
vacillate
.
See
Fluctuate
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wa·ver
,
n.
A
sapling
left
standing
in
a
fallen
wood
. [
Prov
.
Eng
.]
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
waver
n
1:
someone
who
communicates
by
waving
2:
the
act
of
pausing
uncertainly
; "
there
was
a
hesitation
in
his
speech
" [
syn
:
hesitation
,
falter
,
faltering
]
3:
the
act
of
moving
back
and
forth
[
syn
:
flutter
,
flicker
]
v
1:
pause
or
hold
back
in
uncertainty
or
unwillingness
;
"
Authorities
hesitate
to
quote
exact
figures
" [
syn
:
hesitate
,
waffle
]
2:
be
unsure
or
weak
; "
Their
enthusiasm
is
faltering
" [
syn
:
falter
]
3:
move
hesitatingly
,
as
if
about
to
give
way
[
syn
:
falter
]
4:
move
or
sway
in
a
rising
and
falling
or
wavelike
pattern
;
"
the
line
on
the
monitor
vacillated
" [
syn
:
fluctuate
,
vacillate
]
5:
move
back
and
forth
very
rapidly
; "
the
candle
flickered
"
[
syn
:
flicker
,
flitter
,
flutter
,
quiver
]
6:
sway
to
and
fro
[
syn
:
weave
]
7:
give
off
unsteady
sounds
,
alternating
in
amplitude
or
frequency
[
syn
:
quaver
]
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