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

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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.

See waver in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

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

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

noun

the act of wavering, trembling, vacillating, etc.

Related Forms:

waverer noun
waveringly adverb

See waver in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb wa·vered, wa·ver·ing, wa·vers

To move unsteadily back and forth. See Synonyms at swing.
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.
To tremble or quaver in sound, as of the voice or a musical note.
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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