Synonyms for waver
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : wey-ver |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ vər |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for waver
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