waver
1
[ wey-ver ]
/ ˈweɪ vər /
verb (used without object)
noun
an act of wavering, fluttering, or vacillating.
Origin of waver
1SYNONYMS 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
Example sentences from the Web for unwaveringly
British Dictionary definitions for unwaveringly
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, adverbWord Origin for waver
C14: from Old Norse
vafra to flicker; related to German
wabern to move about