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waver
1[wey-ver]
verb (used without object)
to sway to and fro; flutter.
Foliage wavers in the breeze.
to flicker or quiver, as light.
A distant beam wavered and then disappeared.
become unsteady; begin to fail or give way.
When she heard the news her courage wavered.
to shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.
Her voice wavered.
Synonyms: quiverto feel or show doubt, indecision, etc.; vacillate.
He wavered in his determination.
(of things) to fluctuate or vary.
Prices wavered.
to totter or reel.
The earth quaked and the tower wavered.
noun
an act of wavering, fluttering, or vacillating.
waver
/ ˈweɪvə /
verb
to be irresolute; hesitate between two possibilities
to become unsteady
to fluctuate or vary
to move back and forth or one way and another
(of light) to flicker or flash
noun
the act or an instance of wavering
Other Word Forms
- waverer noun
- unwavered adjective
- wavering adjective
- waveringly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of waver1
Word History and Origins
Origin of waver1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Shares of the Bitcoin treasury company wavered earlier in the session before rising 5% to end the day.
One major problem for beleaguered bitcoin right now: investor belief is crucial for continued gains, and right now the faithful are wavering.
Bernard DeVoto once tried to buck up his friend Catherine Drinker Bowen, who was wavering between a career in history and one in music.
"I've wavered a little bit from the pop sound myself, so to come back to it with the people who are basically owning that genre at the minute was an honour," he said.
With Russia still at war in Ukraine and the White House wavering on how far it will go to help Kyiv, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to ramp up military spending.
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