Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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faltering | Yes | Yes | No | No |
waver | Yes | No | Yes | No |
faltering (noun) | waver (noun) |
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the act of pausing uncertainly | the act of moving back and forth |
the act of pausing uncertainly | |
someone who communicates by waving |
faltering (adjective) | waver (adjective) |
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unsteady in speech or action |
faltering (verb) | waver (verb) |
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give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | |
sway from side to side | |
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | |
move back and forth very rapidly | |
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way | |
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | |
be unsure or weak |