American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wavered
IPA transcription: ['weɪvɚd]
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Verb
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pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
“Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures”
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move back and forth very rapidly
“the candle flickered”
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be unsure or weak
“Their enthusiasm is faltering”
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move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
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move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
“the line on the monitor vacillated”
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sway to and fro
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give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
Usage examples
- He plainly wavered.
- He plainly wavered.
- The severity of the demands of the nobility also wavered from time to time.