wa·ver /ˈwevɚ/
動搖,躊躇,揮動者(vi.)搖擺,顫抖,擺動,搖曳,猶豫
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.
Wa·ver, n. A sapling left standing in a fallen wood. [Prov. Eng.]
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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]