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(noun) the act of moving back and forth |
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Synonyms: flicker, flutter |
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Related Words: motion, move, movement |
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| 2. |
(verb) sway to and fro |
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Synonyms: weave |
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Related Words: sway, swing |
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| 3. |
(noun) someone who communicates by waving |
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Related Words: communicator |
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(noun) the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" |
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Synonyms: falter, faltering, hesitation |
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Related Words: pause |
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(verb) give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency |
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Synonyms: quaver |
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Related Words: sound, vocalize, voice |
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(verb) move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle |
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Synonyms: flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver |
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Related Words: move back and forth |
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(verb) move hesitatingly, as if about to give way |
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Synonyms: falter |
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Related Words: move |
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(verb) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness: "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures." |
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Synonyms: hesitate, swiver |
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Related Words: boggle, dwell on, falter, hover, linger, linger over, vacillate, waver |
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| 9. |
(verb) be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" |
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Synonyms: falter |
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Related Words: hesitate, swiver, waver |
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| 10. |
(verb) move in an unstable manner |
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Synonyms: fluctuate, vacillate |
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Related Words: swing |
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