waver

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[ wey-ver ]
/ ˈweɪ vər /

verb (used without object)

noun

an act of wavering, fluttering, or vacillating.

Origin of waver

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1275–1325; Middle English (see wave, -er6); cognate with dialectal German wabern to move about, Old Norse vafra to toddle

SYNONYMS FOR waver

4 quiver.
5 Waver, fluctuate, vacillate refer to an alternation or hesitation between one direction and another. Waver means to hesitate between choices: to waver between two courses of action. Fluctuate suggests irregular change from one side to the other or up and down: The prices of stocks fluctuate when there is bad news followed by good. Vacillate is to make up one's mind and change it again suddenly; to be undecided as to what to do: We must not vacillate but must set a day.

OTHER WORDS FROM waver

Words nearby waver

wavelet, wavell, wavellite, wavemeter, waveoff, waver, waverley, waves, wavey, wavy, waw

British Dictionary definitions for unwavered

waver
/ (ˈweɪvə) /

verb (intr)

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 of waver

waverer, noun wavering, adjective waveringly, adverb

Word Origin for waver

C14: from Old Norse vafra to flicker; related to German wabern to move about