Word

waver, v.
(wavered, wavering, wavers)
freq. cnt. 5

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 2

hesitate waffle waver

sample sentences

"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hesitant hesitation hesitancy hesitation hesitater hesitator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waver wavering waverer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waffler

semantic pointers

hyponym

dwell on, linger over boggle hover, linger hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate falter, waver

entailment

doubt

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fluctuate vacillate waver

sample sentences

"the line on the monitor vacillated"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waver wavering

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fluctuation fluctuation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vacillation

semantic pointers

hypernym

swing

verb group

fluctuate

move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

falter waver

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

faltering

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waver

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

be unsure or weak
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

falter waver

sample sentences

"Their enthusiasm is faltering"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waverer

semantic pointers

hypernym

hesitate, waver, waffle

give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
<verb.communication>

quaver waver

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

quaver

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound, vocalize, voice, vocalise

sway from side to side
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

waver weave

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waver

semantic pointers

hypernym

swing, sway

move back and forth very rapidly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

flicker flitter flutter quiver waver

sample sentences

"the candle flickered"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
The crowds %s in the streets
The streets %s with crowds

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flicker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flutter fluttering

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waver

semantic pointers

hypernym

move back and forth