The Clue
Vacillate (5 letter answer)
The Answer
WAVER
Tags
Notes
The answer WAVER is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Flutter
Seesaw
Be indecisive
Be uncertain
Be unsteady
Show indecision
Have second thoughts
Sing vibrato, say
Go back and forth in deciding
Not stick to one's guns
Definition
WAVER as a noun:
1. someone who communicates by waving
2. (hesitation, waver, falter, faltering) = the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
3. (waver, flutter, flicker) = the act of moving back and forth
WAVER as a verb:
1. (hesitate, waver, waffle) = pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
2. (falter, waver) = be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
3. (falter, waver) = move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
4. (fluctuate, vacillate, waver) = move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"
5. (flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver) = move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
6. (waver, weave) = sway to and fro
7. (quaver, waver) = give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency