Antonyms for waver

Grammar : Verb

Spell : wey-ver

Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ vər

Definition of waver

Origin : late 13c., weyveren, "to show indecision," probably related to Old English wæfre "restless, wavering," from Proto-Germanic *wæbraz (cf. Middle High German wabern "to waver," Old Norse vafra "to hover about"), a frequentative form from the root of wave (v.). Related: Wavered; wavering.

verb shift back and forth; be indecisive

Example sentences :

Once there was a waver in the line, such as precedes a rush.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

He had settled opinions about Mrs. Roberts now, from which he would not be likely to waver.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Grant did not even look at Phoebe, but his purpose seemed to waver in spite of himself.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

She seemed to waver, but stood—speechless, as if waiting for more.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Despite the agony, his gaze did not waver from the video set across the room.
Extract from : « No Hiding Place » by Richard R. Smith

John Baxter continued to waver between this world and the next.
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

But the resolution which had never failed him before began now to waver.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

The outlaw allowed his eyes to waver and he fell with a bullet-hole in his forehead.
Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt

The pen in the hand of the justice suddenly began to waver as the hand trembled.
Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts

The storm of canister caused them to waver a little, but that was all.
Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd

Synonyms for waver

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