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PRONUNCIATION OF WAVERY

wavery  [ˈweɪvərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAVERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wavery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WAVERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wavery in the English dictionary

The definition of wavery in the dictionary is characterized by unsteadiness or wavering.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAVERY


antislavery
ˌæntɪˈsleɪvərɪ
bravery
ˈbreɪvərɪ
delivery
dɪˈlɪvərɪ
engravery
ɪnˈɡreɪvərɪ
flavory
ˈfleɪvərɪ
flavoury
ˈfleɪvərɪ
ivory
ˈaɪvərɪ
knavery
ˈneɪvərɪ
livery
ˈlɪvərɪ
proslavery
ˌprəʊˈsleɪvərɪ
quavery
ˈkweɪvərɪ
redelivery
ˌriːdɪˈlɪvərɪ
rivery
ˈrɪvərɪ
salivary
ˈsælɪvərɪ
Savery
ˈseɪvərɪ
savory
ˈseɪvərɪ
savoury
ˈseɪvərɪ
slavery
ˈsleɪvərɪ
special-delivery
ˌspɛʃəldɪˈlɪvərɪ
unsavoury
ʌnˈseɪvərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAVERY

waveform
wavefront
waveguide
wavelength
waveless
wavelessly
wavelet
wavelike
Wavell
wavellite
wavemeter
waveoff
waver
waverer
wavering
waveringly
waveringness
WAVES
waveson
wavey

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAVERY

beavery
cash on delivery
discovery
every
express delivery
home delivery
Medal of Bravery
pizza delivery
recorded delivery
recovery
self-discovery
servery
severy
shivery
silvery
special delivery
thievery
very
waste heat recovery
white slavery

Synonyms and antonyms of wavery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wavery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAVERY

Find out the translation of wavery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wavery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wavery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

wavery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vacilante
570 millions of speakers

English

wavery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wavery
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

wavery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

wavery
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oscilante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wavery
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Wavery
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengecut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wavery
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

wavery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wavery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wavery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wavery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wavery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Wavery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wavery
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ondeggianti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wavery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

wavery
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wavery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wavery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wavery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Wavery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wavery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wavery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAVERY»

The term «wavery» is normally little used and occupies the 129.291 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAVERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wavery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wavery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wavery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAVERY»

Discover the use of wavery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wavery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The High Flyer
Thomas Wavery is the new Consul General at Abyla on the tip of North Africa. A career diplomat, Wavery was once a high flyer, but an affair with a younger woman has dashed his dreams of ambassadorship.
Nicholas Shakespeare, 2010
2
Juniper Blue
When she did, she noticed the wavery handwriting of the address. Inspecting the envelope more closely, she made sure the writing was actually her mother's, which it seemed to be, she finally decided. Still, its condition aroused her curiosity .
Susan Lang, 2006
3
The Creature from Cleveland Depths and Other Tales
But there were still those edge-of-control undercurrents and I began to be more uneasy than caught up, and I had to stare consciously at the actors to keep off a wavery-fit. Other things began to bother me too, such as all the doubling.
Fritz Leiber, 2007
4
Granta 43: Best of Young British Novelists 2
and tell Wavery that Rita always had such nice friends and this was their very good friend Mr Riding who'd just come from London on business, and Wavery would politely have enquired of the good-looking, florid-faced man with CLARK ...
Bill Buford, 2013
5
New Statesman, New Society
Not wavering, but drowning THE HIGH FLYER by Nicholas Shakespeare HarperCollins, £14.99 Robert Carver The novel's title is, of course, ironic. Thomas Wavery, formerly Our Man in Lima, may once have been tipped for the Paris embassy, ...
‎1993
6
British Novelists Since 1960: Fourth series
Wavery's main task in Abyla is to prepare for an upcoming visit by the queen, who is coming to mark the opening of a tunnel linking Abyla to Gibraltar— a potent symbol, as all of Abyla looks toward Europe, not least Wavery, who longs for ...
Merritt Moseley, 2001
7
Best of young British novelists
and tell Wavery that Rita always had such nice friends and this was their very good friend Mr Riding who'd just come from London on business, and Wavery would politely have enquired of the good- looking, florid-faced man with clark gable ...
Bill Buford, 1993
8
Tragedy in the Third World Country: The Songs of Pain: The ...
It is to these various matriarchs, patriarchs, of decades ago that Ce Dey has written this book in memory of their past struggles, outcomes, combining with the new eras and lives of these modern times.
Ce. Dey, 2011
9
The World's Creepiest Places
Wavery. Hills. Sanatorium. (Louisville,. Kentucky). “'If you listen carefully,' whispered Beatrice putting her ear close to the door, 'You can sometimes hear her moving about inside. She's on the other side of the door you know, listening all the ...
Bob Curran, 2012
10
The Weight of Silence
I see the heat rising from the road, making the air wavery and thick-looking, and the saw of the cicadas is nearly deafening. Ben is walking slowly out of the forest. His shoulders are hunched and his hands are stuffed in his front pockets, he is ...
Heather Gudenkauf, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAVERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wavery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Midland County Business Organizations Seeking Joint CEO
The Midland Area Chamber of Commerce and Midland Tomorrow have hired a national search firm, Wavery Partners, LLC, to help with the hiring process. «WSGW, Jul 15»
2
Girl, 3, nearly drowns in Fort Worth pool
A 6-year-old girl, Wavery Williams, was pronounced dead at 7:20 a.m. Friday at Cook Children's, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's office. «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
3
6-Year-Old Girl Pulled From Apartment Pool in Fort Worth Has Died
According to the Tarrant County medical examiner, 6-year-old Wavery Williams has died after being pulled from a swimming pool on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Jul 15»
4
Turn To Crime - Actions
... those purring synthesizers, peaking and dipping like a curled mobius-strip, accommodate singer-songwriter Derek Stanton's characteristic high wavery-vocals ... «The 405, Apr 15»
5
Judge sides with Mario Batali in noise, stench lawsuit
Nurettin Akgul brought an emergency order against Batali's Babbo at 110 Wavery Place​, asking the court to shut down the eatery's HVAC and ventilation ... «New York Post, Feb 15»
6
A 'Wizards of Wavery Place' Actress Broke Both Her Legs!
An actress who guest-starred on Wizards of Waverly Place recently broke both her legs in a car accident! Linsey Godfrey, who played a ghost named Lucy on ... «J-14 Magazine, Feb 15»
7
NCHS students show off photos at Carriage Barn
... students and a faculty member have been selected to exhibit in the 35th Annual Juried Photography Show at the Carriage Barn Arts Center at Wavery Park. «New Canaan Advertiser, Jan 15»
8
Refuge Church in Wavery Hall to hold its first service Sunday
Joe Paull jpaull@ledger-enquirer.com Kevin Baker is the paster at Refuge Church in Waverly Hall. JOE PAULL — jpaull@ledger-enquirer.com |Buy Photo ... «Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Jan 15»
9
Small Screen Dreams
Fassbinder shows her derangement in a panoply of visual devices—wavery hallucinations, abrupt zooms, garish clashes of color, and screen-filling closeups ... «The New Yorker, Oct 14»
10
Sylvie Simmons
Or sometimes like Faithfull's hopeful but world-weary grandmother. Mostly with just Simmons' woozy, wavery voice against a uke sounding like a fractured harp, ... «MOJO, Oct 14»

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