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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wa•ver1 /ˈweɪvɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to sway to and fro;
flutter:The leaves wavered in the breeze. - to flicker or quiver, as light:A distant beam wavered in the darkness and then disappeared.
- to be unsteady;
begin to fail or give way;
falter:When she heard the news of the defeat her courage wavered. - to tremble, as the voice:His voice wavered a bit.
- to feel or show doubt or indecision:He wavered in his loyalty.
- (of things) to fluctuate or vary:Prices wavered.
n. [countable] - an act of wavering.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wa•ver1 (wā′vər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to sway to and fro;
flutter:Foliage wavers in the breeze. - to flicker or quiver, as light:A distant beam wavered and then disappeared.
- become unsteady;
begin to fail or give way:When she heard the news her courage wavered. - to shake or tremble, as the hands or voice:Her voice wavered.
- to feel or show doubt, indecision, etc.;
vacillate:He wavered in his determination. - (of things) to fluctuate or vary:Prices wavered.
- to totter or reel:The earth quaked and the tower wavered.
n. - an act of wavering, fluttering, or vacillating.
- 1275–1325; Middle English (see wave, -er6); cognate with dialect, dialectal German wabern to move about, Old Norse vafra to toddle
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged quiver.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Waver, fluctuate, vacillate refer to an alternation or hesitation between one direction and another. Waver means to hesitate between choices:to waver between two courses of action.Fluctuate suggests irregular change from one side to the other or up and down:The prices of stocks fluctuate when there is bad news followed by good.Vacillate is to make up one's mind and change it again suddenly; to be undecided as to what to do:We must not vacillate but must set a day.
wav•er2 (wā′vər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who waves or causes something to wave:Election time brings out the wavers of flags and haranguers of mobs.
- a person who specializes in waving hair.
- something, as a curling iron, used for waving hair.
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