Waver

Waver
Waver Wa"ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wavering}.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering, restless. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter. [1913 Webster]

With banners and pennons wavering with the wind. --Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster]

Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror to all evil speakers against dignities. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

2. To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment. [1913 Webster]

Let us hold fast . . . without wavering. --Heb. x. 23. [1913 Webster]

In feeble hearts, propense enough before To waver, or fall off and join with idols. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To reel; totter; vacillate. See {Fluctuate}. [1913 Webster]


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  • waver — [v] shift back and forth; be indecisive be irresolute, be unable to decide*, blow hot and cold*, change, deliberate, dilly dally*, dither, falter, flicker, fluctuate, halt, hedge, hem and haw*, hesitate, oscillate, palter, pause, pussyfoot… …   New thesaurus

  • waver — ► VERB 1) move quiveringly; flicker. 2) begin to weaken; falter. 3) be indecisive. DERIVATIVES waverer noun wavery adjective. ORIGIN Old Norse, flicker …   English terms dictionary

  • waver — [wā′vər] vi. [ME waveren, freq. of waven, to WAVE] 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:… …   English World dictionary

  • Waver — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Bataille 2 Hydronyme 3 Toponyme …   Wikipédia en Français

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