waver 音标拼音: [w'evɚ]
n . 动摇,踌躇,挥动者
vi . 摇摆,颤抖,摆动,摇曳,犹豫
动摇,踌躇,挥动者摇摆,颤抖,摆动,摇曳,犹豫
waver n 1 :
someone who communicates by waving 2 :
the act of pausing uncertainly ; "
there was a hesitation in his speech " [
synonym : {
hesitation }, {
waver }, {
falter },
{
faltering }]
3 :
the act of moving back and forth [
synonym : {
waver }, {
flutter },
{
flicker }]
v 1 :
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness ;
"
Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures " [
synonym :
{
hesitate }, {
waver }, {
waffle }]
2 :
be unsure or weak ; "
Their enthusiasm is faltering " [
synonym :
{
falter }, {
waver }]
3 :
move hesitatingly ,
as if about to give way [
synonym : {
falter },
{
waver }]
4 :
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern ;
"
the line on the monitor vacillated " [
synonym : {
fluctuate },
{
vacillate }, {
waver }]
5 :
move back and forth very rapidly ; "
the candle flickered "
[
synonym : {
flicker }, {
waver }, {
flitter }, {
flutter }, {
quiver }]
6 :
sway to and fro [
synonym : {
waver }, {
weave }]
7 :
give off unsteady sounds ,
alternating in amplitude or frequency [
synonym : {
quaver }, {
waver }]
Waver \
Wa "
ver \,
n . [
From {
Wave },
or {
Waver },
v .]
A sapling left standing in a fallen wood . [
Prov .
Eng .]
--
Halliwell .
[
1913 Webster ]
Waver \
Wa "
ver \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Wavered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Wavering }.] [
OE .
waveren ,
from AS .
w [
ae ]
fre wavering ,
restless .
See {
Wave },
v .
i .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
To play or move to and fro ;
to move one way and the other ;
hence ,
to totter ;
to reel ;
to swing ;
to flutter .
[
1913 Webster ]
With banners and pennons wavering with the wind .
--
Ld .
Berners .
[
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Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror to all evil speakers against dignities . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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2 .
To be unsettled in opinion ;
to vacillate ;
to be undetermined ;
to fluctuate ;
as ,
to water in judgment .
[
1913 Webster ]
Let us hold fast . . .
without wavering . --
Heb .
x .
23 .
[
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In feeble hearts ,
propense enough before To waver ,
or fall off and join with idols . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To reel ;
totter ;
vacillate .
See {
Fluctuate }.
[
1913 Webster ]
103 Moby Thesaurus words for "
waver ":
alternate ,
back and fill ,
beat ,
beating ,
bicker ,
blench ,
bob ,
bobble ,
boggle ,
careen ,
change ,
coggle ,
dance ,
dangle ,
demur ,
dither ,
ebb and flow ,
equivocate ,
falter ,
fight shy of ,
flap ,
flick ,
flicker ,
flinch ,
flip ,
flit ,
flitter ,
flop ,
flounder ,
fluctuate ,
flutter ,
go pitapat ,
go through phases ,
gutter ,
halt ,
hang back ,
hang off ,
have qualms ,
hem and haw ,
hesitate ,
hold off ,
librate ,
lurch ,
make bones about ,
nutate ,
oscillate ,
palpitate ,
palpitation ,
palter ,
pause ,
pendulate ,
pitapat ,
pitch ,
pitter -
patter ,
play ,
pull back ,
pulse ,
quail ,
quiver ,
recoil ,
reel ,
resonate ,
ring the changes ,
rock ,
roll ,
scruple ,
seesaw ,
shake ,
shift ,
shilly -
shally ,
shrink ,
shuffle ,
shy ,
shy at ,
slat ,
splutter ,
sputter ,
stagger ,
stick at ,
stickle ,
strain ,
swag ,
sway ,
swing ,
swinging ,
teeter ,
teeter -
totter ,
tergiversate ,
throb ,
toss ,
totter ,
trim ,
turn ,
vacillate ,
vary ,
vibrate ,
wag ,
waggle ,
wave ,
wax and wane ,
whiffle ,
wince ,
wobble
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