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Waverer meaning in English

Meaning of Waverer in English

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Waverer

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Noun

1. hesitater, hesitator, vacillator, waverer

one who hesitates (usually out of fear)

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Waverer

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verb (intransitive)
1. 
to be irresolute; hesitate between two possibilities
2. 
to become unsteady
3. 
to fluctuate or vary
4. 
to move back and forth or one way and another
5. 
(of light) to flicker or flash
noun
6. 
the act or an instance of wavering

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Waverer

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verb intransitive
1. 
to swing or sway to and fro; flutter
2. 
to show doubt or indecision; find it hard, or be unable, to decide; vacillate
3. 
to become unsteady; begin to give way; falter
4. 
to tremble; quaver
said of the voice, etc.
5. 
to vary in brightness; flicker
said of light
6. 
to fluctuate
7. 
to totter
noun
8. 
the act of wavering, trembling, vacillating, etc.

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Waverer

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intr.v. wa·vered, wa·ver·ing, wa·vers
1.
a. To move unsteadily back and forth: The flowers wavered in the breeze. See Synonyms at swing.
b. To move in a certain direction with a swaying or unsteady motion: The child wavered along the hall. Snowflakes wavered down.
2.
a. To exhibit irresolution or indecision; vacillate: They wavered over buying a house.
b. To become unsteady or unsure; falter: His resolve began to waver.
c. To become diverted: She never wavered from her position opposing the war.
3. To change or fluctuate: The weather wavered between sunny and overcast.
4.
a. To tremble or quaver in sound, as of the voice or a musical note.
b. To flicker or glimmer: The door opened, and the light from the candle wavered.
n.
The action of wavering: the waver of the flashlight in the distance.

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