All waver synonyms
waΒ·ver
W w noun waver
- quaver β to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
verb waver
- dither β a trembling; vibration.
- hesitate β to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- vacillate β to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
- shilly-shally β to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate.
- falter β to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- hem and haw β the utterance or sound of βhem.β.
- fluctuate β to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- hedge β a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
- oscillate β to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- pause β a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- quiver β a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- seesaw β a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
- shake β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- sway β to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- teeter β to move unsteadily.
- tremble β to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- vary β to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- waffle β waffling language.
- wobble β to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
- change β If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- deliberate β If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- dilly-dally β to loiter or vacillate
- flicker β to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- palter β to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- reel β a lively Scottish dance.
- stagger β to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- totter β to walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness.
- trim β to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- undulate β to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- weave β to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
- yo-yo β a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- blow hot and cold β to vacillate
- whiffle β to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
- shudder β to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
- flutter β to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.