slovo | definícia |
waver (encz) | waver,váhat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Waver (gcide) | Waver \Wa"ver\, n. [From Wave, or Waver, v.]
A sapling left standing in a fallen wood. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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Waver (gcide) | Waver \Wa"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wavered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wavering.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering,
restless. See Wave, v. i.]
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1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other;
hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.
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With banners and pennons wavering with the wind.
--Ld. Berners.
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Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror
to all evil speakers against dignities. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be
undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.
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Let us hold fast . . . without wavering. --Heb. x.
23.
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In feeble hearts, propense enough before
To waver, or fall off and join with idols. --Milton.
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Syn: To reel; totter; vacillate. See Fluctuate.
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waver (wn) | waver
n 1: someone who communicates by waving
2: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in
his speech" [syn: hesitation, waver, falter,
faltering]
3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter,
flicker]
v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn:
hesitate, waver, waffle]
2: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn:
falter, waver]
3: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: falter,
waver]
4: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern;
"the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: fluctuate,
vacillate, waver]
5: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
[syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
6: sway to and fro [syn: waver, weave]
7: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or
frequency [syn: quaver, waver] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
belowaverage (mass) | below-average
- pod priemer |
flag-waver (encz) | flag-waver, n: |
unwavering (encz) | unwavering,neochvějný unwavering,nepohnutý unwavering,upřený |
unwaveringly (encz) | unwaveringly,neochvějně unwaveringly,nepohnutě unwaveringly,upřeně |
waver (encz) | waver,váhat v: Zdeněk Brož |
waverer (encz) | waverer, |
wavering (encz) | wavering,kolísání n: Zdeněk Brožwavering,třepotání n: Zdeněk Brož |
waveringly (encz) | waveringly, |
flag-waver (gcide) | flag-waver \flag-waver\ n.
an extreme bellicose nationalist.
Syn: chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, hundred-percenter.
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Unwavering (gcide) | Unwavering \Unwavering\
See wavering. |
Wavered (gcide) | Waver \Wa"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wavered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wavering.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering,
restless. See Wave, v. i.]
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1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other;
hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.
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With banners and pennons wavering with the wind.
--Ld. Berners.
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Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror
to all evil speakers against dignities. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be
undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.
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Let us hold fast . . . without wavering. --Heb. x.
23.
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In feeble hearts, propense enough before
To waver, or fall off and join with idols. --Milton.
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Syn: To reel; totter; vacillate. See Fluctuate.
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Waverer (gcide) | Waverer \Wa"ver*er\, n.
One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith,
opinion, or the like. --Shak.
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Wavering (gcide) | Waver \Wa"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wavered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wavering.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering,
restless. See Wave, v. i.]
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1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other;
hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.
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With banners and pennons wavering with the wind.
--Ld. Berners.
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Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror
to all evil speakers against dignities. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be
undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.
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Let us hold fast . . . without wavering. --Heb. x.
23.
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In feeble hearts, propense enough before
To waver, or fall off and join with idols. --Milton.
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Syn: To reel; totter; vacillate. See Fluctuate.
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Waveringly (gcide) | Waveringly \Wa"ver*ing*ly\, adv.
In a wavering manner.
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Waveringness (gcide) | Waveringness \Wa"ver*ing*ness\, n.
The quality or state of wavering.
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flag-waver (wn) | flag-waver
n 1: an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: chauvinist,
jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter,
patrioteer] |
new waver (wn) | New Waver
n 1: a film maker who follows New Wave ideas |
unwavering (wn) | unwavering
adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve";
"a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
[syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff,
unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she
gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: level,
unwavering] |
unwaveringly (wn) | unwaveringly
adv 1: with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it";
"you must stand firm" [syn: firm, firmly,
steadfastly, unwaveringly] |
waver (wn) | waver
n 1: someone who communicates by waving
2: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in
his speech" [syn: hesitation, waver, falter,
faltering]
3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter,
flicker]
v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn:
hesitate, waver, waffle]
2: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn:
falter, waver]
3: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: falter,
waver]
4: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern;
"the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: fluctuate,
vacillate, waver]
5: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
[syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
6: sway to and fro [syn: waver, weave]
7: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or
frequency [syn: quaver, waver] |
waverer (wn) | waverer
n 1: one who hesitates (usually out of fear) [syn: waverer,
vacillator, hesitator, hesitater] |
wavering (wn) | wavering
adj 1: uncertain in purpose or action [syn: vacillant,
vacillating, wavering]
n 1: indecision in speech or action [syn: hesitation,
vacillation, wavering]
2: the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he
kept a record of price fluctuations" [syn: fluctuation,
wavering] |
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