waver
verb (used without object)
to sway to and fro; flutter.
was wavering
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past progressiveof waver.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Bernard DeVoto once tried to buck up his friend Catherine Drinker Bowen, who was wavering between a career in history and one in music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Did you have any idea that he was wavering?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
But after hearing Mr. Ramaswamy speak, Mr. Johanningmeier still wasn’t sold, although he said he was wavering.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Kansas City, Kansas, Sen. David Haley, the only Democrat who was wavering, cited that issue to reporters in explaining his no vote.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2021
I didn’t see anyone along the road, though the horizon was wavering, which made it hard to distinguish anything.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
