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wa·ver Listen to audio/ˈweɪvɚ/ verb
wa·vers; wa·vered; wa·ver·ing
[no obj] 1 : to go back and forth between choices or opinions : to be uncertain about what you think about something or someone
people who are still wavering between the two candidates She wavered [=vacillated] over the decision for hours. They never wavered in their support for their leader. Despite the changes, he did not waver from his plan to retire.
2 : to move back and forth in an unsteady way
The kite wavered in the wind.
3 : to become unsteady because of weakness, emotion, tiredness, etc.
Her voice wavered [=quavered] as she told us about their argument. During a long lecture my attention will sometimes waver. [=wander; I will sometimes think about other things]
— wa·ver·er Listen to audio /ˈweɪvɚrɚ/ noun, plural wa·ver·ers [count]

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