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NOUN (3)

1. someone who communicates by waving;

2. the act of pausing uncertainly;
- Example: "there was a hesitation in his speech"
[syn: hesitation, waver, falter, faltering]

3. the act of moving back and forth;
[syn: waver, flutter, flicker]


VERB (7)

1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
- Example: "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
[syn: hesitate, waver, waffle]

2. be unsure or weak;
- Example: "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
[syn: falter, waver]

3. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way;
[syn: falter, waver]

4. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern;
- Example: "the line on the monitor vacillated"
[syn: fluctuate, vacillate, waver]

5. move back and forth very rapidly;
- Example: "the candle flickered"
[syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]

6. sway to and fro;
[syn: waver, weave]

7. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency;
[syn: quaver, waver]

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