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verb

Waver v. i. (past & past part. wavered; pres. part. wavering)

To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter. "With banners and pennons wavering with the wind." "Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror to all evil speakers against dignities."

To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment. "Let us hold fast... without wavering." "In feeble hearts, propense enough before To waver, or fall off and join with idols."

Synonyms: To reel; totter; vacillate. See Fluctuate.

noun

Waver n. A sapling left standing in a fallen wood. (Prov. Eng.)

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Etymology of 'Waver'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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— The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV • Various

... come over both men. As Guillaume heard his brother's broken words, the cry of a love that trembled at the thought of possible weakness, he did for a moment waver. With a dreadful heart-pang he stammered despairingly: "Ah! Marie, whom I love so much! Marie, whom I would have rendered ...

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... that Andrews would come abreast of them near the Widow Fry's. Several times Tom glanced back to see if Andrews was watching them, but the leader's eyes seemed never to waver from the pommel of his saddle. The village street narrowed down to a country road, and the "plock-plock-plock" of the horse's hoofs on the mud sounded directly ...

— Tom of the Raiders • Austin Bishop

... be a great figure to me. Count on my highest appreciation, my devotion. You'll give me satisfaction—if that has any weight with you." After which, as Paul appeared still to waver, his host added: "Do you remember what you said to ...

— The Lesson of the Master • Henry James

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