Waver Definition

wāvər
wavered, wavering, wavers
verb
wavered, wavering, wavers
To move unsteadily back and forth.
The flowers wavered in the breeze.
American Heritage
To swing or sway to and fro; flutter.
Webster's New World
To move in a certain direction with a swaying or unsteady motion.
The child wavered along the hall. Snowflakes wavered down.
American Heritage
To show doubt or indecision; find it hard, or be unable, to decide; vacillate.
Webster's New World
To become unsteady; begin to give way; falter.
Webster's New World
noun
wavers
The act of wavering, trembling, vacillating, etc.
Webster's New World

Someone who waves, enjoys waving, etc.

I felt encouraged by all the enthusiastic wavers in the crowd.
The Fourth of July brings out all the flag wavers.
Johnny is such a little waver; everyone who passes by receives his preferred greeting.
Wiktionary

Someone who specializes in waving (hair treatment).

Wiktionary
A tool that accomplishes hair waving.
Wiktionary

(UK, dialect, dated) A sapling left standing in a fallen wood.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Waver

Noun

Singular:
waver
Plural:
wavers

Origin of Waver

  • Middle English waveren webh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old Norse vafra (“to flicker").

    From Wiktionary

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