waver
To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etcTo swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
» Tom is wavering.
Tom zögert.
Том вагається.
Meaning
12 senses(intransitive)To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
Flowers wavered in the breeze.
(dated, intransitive)To move without purpose or a specified destination; to roam, to wander.
(figuratively, intransitive)To begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve; to falter, to flinch, to give way.
Despite all the terrible things that happened to her, she never wavered from her beliefs.
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
(figuratively, intransitive)To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
(figuratively, intransitive)Of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady; to shake, to tremble.
His voice wavered when the reporter brought up the controversial topic.
(figuratively, intransitive)Of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver.
дрожа́тьdrožátʹ, колыха́тьсяkolyxátʹsja
(figuratively, intransitive)Chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary.
(archaic, intransitive)To sway back and forth, as if about to fall; to reel, to stagger, to totter.
move back and forth very rapidly
(intransitive, obsolete)Followed by from: to deviate from a course; to stray, to wander.
(figuratively, intransitive, obsolete)Of the wits: to become confused or unsteady; to reel.
(obsolete, transitive)To cause (someone or something) to move back and forth.
(obsolete, transitive)To cause (someone) to begin to or show signs of weakening in resolve; also (rare), to weaken in resolve due to (something).
Examples
30 sentencesTom is wavering.
Том вагається.
deTom zögert.
Tom's faith in Mary never wavered.
Tom's faith in Mary has never wavered.
My faith in Tom has never wavered.
My faith in you has never wavered.
ruМоя вера в тебя никогда не ослабевала.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The verb is derived from Middle English waveren (“to move back and forth, swing; to move uThe verb is derived from Middle English waveren (“to move back and forth, swing; to move unsteadily, totter; to shake, tremble; to wander; (figurative) to be changeable or unstable; to deviate”), and then possibly:
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Forms
wavers, wavering, wavered, waveredSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle