waver
verb (used without object)
to sway to and fro; flutter.
had been wavering
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past perfect progressiveof waver.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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A new kind of patient started arriving at vaccination centers: people who had been wavering or reluctant.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021
For days, Yojana and Jairo had been wavering between wanting to seek justice but feeling powerless over how to go about it.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2018
Diana Font had been wavering about who to support for president.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2016
Reported leader of the movement was Liberal Sir John Simon, who had been wavering for many a month.
From Time Magazine Archive
They had been wavering about on the state line several times that day, and she never paid attention to geography.
From The Man of the Desert by Grace Livingston Hill
