waver

To waver is to sway back and forth, show doubt, or to become uncertain in your opinion or planned course of action.

(verb)

When you decide on one option and then start to rethink your decision and have a hard time choosing, this is an example of a situation where you waver between different options.

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See waver in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

  1. to swing or sway to and fro; flutter
  2. to show doubt or indecision; find it hard, or be unable, to decide; vacillate
  3. to become unsteady; begin to give way; falter
  4. to tremble; quaver: said of the voice, etc.
  5. to vary in brightness; flicker: said of light
  6. to fluctuate
  7. to totter

Origin: ME waveren, freq. of waven, to wave

noun

the act of wavering, trembling, vacillating, etc.

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See waver in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb wa·vered, wa·ver·ing, wa·vers
  1. To move unsteadily back and forth. See Synonyms at swing.
  2. a. To exhibit irresolution or indecision; vacillate: wavered over buying a house. See Synonyms at hesitate.
    b. To become unsteady or unsure; falter: His resolve began to waver.
  3. To tremble or quaver in sound, as of the voice or a musical note.
  4. To flicker or glimmer, as light.
noun
The act of wavering.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English waveren; see webh- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • waˈver·er noun
  • waˈver·ing·ly adverb

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