waver

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

waver [waver wavers wavered wavering] BrE [ˈweɪvə(r)] NAmE [ˈweɪvər] verb
1. intransitive to be or become weak or unsteady
•His voice wavered with emotion.
•Her smile wavered and she began to cry.
•Her determination never wavered.
•She never wavered in her determination to succeed.
2. intransitive ~ (between A and B) | ~ (on/over sth) to hesitate and be unable to make a decision or choice
Syn: ↑hesitate
•She's wavering between buying a house in the city or moving away.
3. intransitive (especially of light)to move in an unsteady way
Derived Word: ↑waverer
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse vafra ‘flicker’, of Germanic origin. Compare with ↑wave.

Example Bank:
•Her voice wavered slightly.
•His smile never wavered.
•She was beginning to waver in her loyalty to the company.
•They have never wavered from that view.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  flutter, flicker, hesitation, falter, faltering, quaver, weave, flitter, quiver, fluctuate, vacillate, hesitate, waffle