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waiver: the giving up of a
claim
waver: to hesitate; also
tremble or quaver
The noun waver has 3 senses
(no senses from tagged texts)
1. waver -- (someone who
communicates by waving)
2. hesitation, waver, falter,
faltering -- (the act of
pausing uncertainly; "there
was a hesitation in his
speech")
3. waver, flutter, flicker --
(the act of moving back and
forth)
The verb waver has 7 senses
(first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) hesitate, waver, waffle
-- (pause or hold back in
uncertainty or unwillingness;
"Authorities hesitate to quote
exact figures")
2. (1) falter, waver -- (be
unsure or weak; "Their
enthusiasm is faltering")
3. (1) falter, waver -- (move
hesitatingly, as if about to
give way)
4. (1) fluctuate, vacillate,
waver -- (move or sway in a
rising and falling or wavelike
pattern; "the line on the
monitor vacillated")
5. flicker, waver, flitter,
flutter, quiver -- (move back
and forth very rapidly; "the
candle flickered")
6. waver, weave -- (sway to
and fro)
7. quaver, waver -- (give off
unsteady sounds, alternating
in amplitude or frequency) |
