waver (noun)
1: someone who communicates by waving
2: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: hesitation, falter, faltering]
3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: flutter, flicker]
waver
(verb)
1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn: hesitate, waffle]
2: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn: falter]
3: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: falter]
4: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: fluctuate, vacillate]
5: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver]
6: sway to and fro [syn: weave]
7: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency [syn: quaver]