waver
verb /ˈweɪvə(r)/
/ˈweɪvər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they waver | /ˈweɪvə(r)/ /ˈweɪvər/ |
| he / she / it wavers | /ˈweɪvəz/ /ˈweɪvərz/ |
| past simple wavered | /ˈweɪvəd/ /ˈweɪvərd/ |
| past participle wavered | /ˈweɪvəd/ /ˈweɪvərd/ |
| -ing form wavering | /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/ /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to be or become weak or unsteady
- His voice wavered with emotion.
- Her smile wavered and she began to cry.
- Her determination never wavered.
- She never wavered in her determination to succeed.
Extra Examples- Her voice wavered slightly.
- His smile never wavered.
- She was beginning to waver in her loyalty to the company.
- They have never wavered from that view.
- [intransitive] waver (between A and B) | waver (on/over something) to hesitate and be unable to make a decision or choice synonym hesitate
- She's wavering between buying a house in the city or moving away.
- [intransitive] (especially of light) to move in an unsteady way
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse vafra ‘flicker’, of Germanic origin. Compare with wave.