waver

🇺🇸 /ˈweɪvər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈweɪvə(r)/
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intransitive verb
R

to not be firm or steady

His voice wavered as he spoke about the accident.

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to not be certain or to change your mind

He wavered in his decision to quit his job.

R

to move back and forth in a gentle way

The branches wavered in the wind.

translation

vi. to not be firm or steady; to not be certain or to change your mind; to move back and forth in a gentle way

Word Forms

3rd Present wavers
Past wavered
Perfect wavered
Progressive wavering