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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:
- to 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
/ ˈɱɪə /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈɲԲ, adjective
- ˈɲԲly, adverb
- ˈɲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ɲ·· noun
- ܲ·ɲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of waver1
Word History and Origins
Origin of waver1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
At no point, Clippers guard Norman Powell maintained, did he waver in his belief in himself.
Talley underscored inconsistencies in the son’s account, including Phillip wavering on his claim that he saw his father fire the gun, and at one point saying he grabbed his replica sword only after the shooting.
Rising costs, planning delays and difficulty securing long-term funding meant backers pulled out, and so as public investment wavered, the vision began to fade.
Asian stocks, which saw their worst drop in decades on Monday after the Trump administration didn't waver, recovered slightly on Tuesday.
But over the course of the novel, the narrator’s certainty wavers, and they begin to recognize that, fundamentally, they are angry about all the same things their dad is.
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