waver
[verb]
Synonyms:
- hesitate, dither (chiefly Brit.), falter, fluctuate, hum and haw, seesaw, vacillate
- tremble, flicker, quiver, shake, totter, wobble

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Related Idioms: back and fill, hem and haw
Related Words: palter, shift, trim, seesaw, teeter

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

wa‧ver /ˈweɪvə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old Norse; Origin: vafra]

1. to become weaker or less certain:
Her voice wavered uncertainly.
The students’ attention did not waver.
waver in
Harris never wavered in his loyalty.
waver from
We were determined not to waver from our goals.

2. to not make a decision because you have doubts:
Shareholders who were wavering met the directors.
waver between something and something
The party wavered between free trade and protectionism.

3. to move gently in several different directions:
The candle flame wavered, throwing shadows on the wall.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲