wavering

wa•ver¹ v. [no object]

to sway to and fro;
flutter:The leaves wavered in the breeze.
to flicker or quiver, as light:A distant beam wavered in the darkness and then disappeared.
to be unsteady;
begin to fail or give way;
falter:When she heard the news of the defeat her courage wavered.
to tremble, as the voice:His voice wavered a bit.
to feel or show doubt or indecision:He wavered in his loyalty.
(of things) to fluctuate or vary:Prices wavered.

wa•ver¹ v.i.

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.
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.

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

wa′ver•er, n.
wa′ver•ing•ly, adv.

Waver,

fluctuate,

vacillate

Waver

to waver between two courses of action.

Fluctuate

The prices of stocks fluctuate when there is bad news followed by good.

Vacillate

We must not vacillate but must set a day.

wav•er² n.

a person who waves or causes something to wave:Election time brings out the wavers of flags and haranguers of mobs.
a person who specializes in waving hair.
something, as a curling iron, used for waving hair.

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waver /ˈweɪvə/ vb (intransitive)

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse vafra to flicker; related to German wabern to move aboutˈwaverer n ˈwavering adj ˈwaveringly adv

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