Definition of waver in English:

waver

verb ˈweɪvəˈweɪvər

[no object]

1Move in a quivering way; flicker.
the flame wavered in the draught
火焰在风中摇曳。
Example sentencesExamples
- The ground wavered unsteadily beneath him and he couldn't help but curse as his back erupted in pain.
- His black T-shirt wavered in the wind along with his white denim pants.
- The ceiling wavered and shimmered, flickering in and out of clarity.
- His huge black cloak started to waver in the wind and slowly he turned around.
- They wavered gently in the soft, quiet breeze that swept across him.
- He stood and wavered on his feet before steadying himself and offering his hand.
- The light wavered unsteadily against the cold stone walls, threatening to diminish.
- The small rectangle of silver metal clicked against his claws as he flipped the lid open, the electric spark igniting the gas in a blue flame that wavered in a draught.
- They made their way over, wavering precariously, and collapsed at his feet.
- But before he had a chance to say anything else, the screen began flickering and wavering erratically.
- His light brown hair was wavering in the breeze and he was taller than her mother.
- Katherine frowned, and the bow wavered uncertainly in her hands.
- The ship rocked and the candles wavered precariously, on the edge of shrouding them in darkness.
- Chloe wavered dangerously on her camel as her face paled even more.
- She wavered on her feet and Blake was the only thing that kept her upright.
- If she closed her eyes she could see the candlelight wavering in the wind.
- My upper body wavered precariously and my eyes watered as I caught sight of the drop below.
Synonyms
flicker, quiver, tremble, twinkle, glimmer, wink, blink
2Become weaker; falter.
his love for her had never wavered
他对她的爱从未动摇过。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even against such overwhelming odds, Christian's father and uncle did not waver one bit.
- Still, he doesn't always show proper instincts, and his concentration wavers.
- His exaggerations and loyalty wavered from time to time.
- Though outwardly he was composed, inwardly his resolve wavered.
- He accedes to her request to allow Neel to become her protégé and even though he sees the two becoming close, he never wavers in his trust of his wife nor does he falter in supporting her humane treatment of Neel.
- We will not waver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.
- Derrick wavered when seeing her smile and sighed.
- But you seldom get better by practicing less, doubting yourself and wavering in your commitment.
- Isidore steadied me and he seemed to stand as solid as a statue, not wavering a bit.
- If Baptists wavered in their support of conscientious objectors, they were unequivocal about the separation of church and state.
- Mayor Li, of course, never wavers, and his wife and all the corrupt managers are arrested and given long prison sentences.
- His touch made her resolve waver, then disappear.
- So it's only February and your New Year's resolve is already wavering?
- His enemy wavered a bit, but Rupert was always one for a fight.
Synonyms
become unsteady, falter, wobble, tremble, hesitate
1. 2.1 Be undecided between two opinions or courses of action.
  犹豫不决
  she never wavered from her intention
  她对自己意图一直很明确。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She never wavered from living the kind of life she wanted to live, and doing it freely - an amazing lesson.
  He has wavered, wobbled, and wiggled about the war in Iraq since it began.
  His eyes never left the footy and he never wavered from his path despite not knowing what was coming the other way.
  It is clear in fact that in each issue that Wheeler has not wavered from his goal of attaining balance.
  But I do admire the Queen as a woman who has done her job well and never wavered from her commitment to her duty and her country.
  Throughout the next 25 years, she never wavered from that resolve.
  He was terrified, hesitant and wavering but finally gave in to the temptation.
  My interest quickly wavered from the conversation at hand and with a soft yawn I let my gaze fall back onto the printed words of the book.
  It is therefore odd to watch him waver and wobble over an issue that is not only outrageously unjust to Indian cricketers, but also flagrantly illegal.
  We have come in for our share of criticism, some of it defamatory, but we have never wavered from this message.
  His tone, including many of his commitments to social programmes, was moderate, a pitch to undecided voters and wavering Democrats, much as Clinton eight years ago moved in on the Republican middle ground.
  As a teenager, Arafat became closely involved in the struggle for Palestine and never wavered from that commitment.
  Finally, I have not wavered from my judgement that the Revolution was a tragedy.
  We have not wavered from this position, and we do not intend to do so now.
  He never wavered from his decision to fast, and approached death with dignity and resolve.
  Williams never wavered from that claim of innocence and said he refused to confess to crimes he did not commit, even if doing so would save his life.
  Raymont says his own opinion of the explorer wavered during the film's production.
  She wavered between hesitancy and her natural propensity for fun.
  And though he needs cable systems to carry his program networks, he has not wavered from his dedication to broadcast.
  In the 1820s Hugo came in touch with liberal writers, but his political stand wavered from side to side.
  Synonyms
  be undecided, be irresolute, be indecisive, hesitate, dither, equivocate, vacillate, fluctuate, see-saw, yo-yo
  think twice, change one's mind, get cold feet, dally, stall
  British haver, hum and haw
  informal dilly-dally, shilly-shally, pussyfoot around, blow hot and cold, sit on the fence
  rare tergiversate

Derivatives

waverer

noun ˈweɪvərəˈweɪv(ə)rər

It won't be enough for some, but it will win back most of the waverers.
Example sentencesExamples
- The message for waverers, officials briefed the US media, was to be absolutely clear.
- Some financially challenged waverers got back on board, deciding to put budget before safety.
- It goes a substantial way towards neutralising the environment as an issue and it will encourage some waverers to cast their lot with the Coalition.
- The Nobel Prize has been declined on only two occasions, although there have been waverers.

waveringly

adverbˈweɪvərɪŋliˈweɪv(ə)rɪŋli

The light from the TV flickered over her face, casting it's blue-white waveringly.
Example sentencesExamples
- She leaned in to waveringly kiss him, then for a while she was quiet.
- ‘Merry Christmas,’ I greeted her waveringly, handing her the gift-wrapped box of chocolates I'd bought awkwardly.

wavery

adjective ˈweɪv(ə)riˈweɪv(ə)ri

1Moving in a quivering way; flickering.
the wavery beam of the penlight
Example sentencesExamples
- Everything had a wavery look to it, like when you put on glasses that are the wrong prescription or you just plain don't need glasses.
- Something was there, something wavery, indistinct, rising from the water.
- Her reflection was wavery, but you could see her dark reddish brown, waist length hair, baby blue eyes, high cheekbones, and full red lips.
- his thin, wavery vocals barely cut through the harmonica and organ
- wavery pen-and-ink lines
2Weak or unsteady.

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse vafra 'flicker', of Germanic origin. Compare with wave.

Rhymes

Ava, caver, craver, deva, engraver, enslaver, favour (US favor), flavour (US flavor), graver, haver, laver, paver, quaver, raver, saver, savour (US savor), shaver, vena cava, waiver

Definition of waver in US English:

waver

verbˈwāvərˈweɪvər

[no object]

1Shake with a quivering motion.
摇摆；闪烁
the flame wavered in the draft
火焰在风中摇曳。
Example sentencesExamples
- He stood and wavered on his feet before steadying himself and offering his hand.
- They wavered gently in the soft, quiet breeze that swept across him.
- She wavered on her feet and Blake was the only thing that kept her upright.
- The ground wavered unsteadily beneath him and he couldn't help but curse as his back erupted in pain.
- The ceiling wavered and shimmered, flickering in and out of clarity.
- They made their way over, wavering precariously, and collapsed at his feet.
- If she closed her eyes she could see the candlelight wavering in the wind.
- Katherine frowned, and the bow wavered uncertainly in her hands.
- Chloe wavered dangerously on her camel as her face paled even more.
- My upper body wavered precariously and my eyes watered as I caught sight of the drop below.
- But before he had a chance to say anything else, the screen began flickering and wavering erratically.
- The ship rocked and the candles wavered precariously, on the edge of shrouding them in darkness.
- The light wavered unsteadily against the cold stone walls, threatening to diminish.
- His huge black cloak started to waver in the wind and slowly he turned around.
- His light brown hair was wavering in the breeze and he was taller than her mother.
- The small rectangle of silver metal clicked against his claws as he flipped the lid open, the electric spark igniting the gas in a blue flame that wavered in a draught.
- His black T-shirt wavered in the wind along with his white denim pants.
Synonyms
flicker, quiver, tremble, twinkle, glimmer, wink, blink
1. 1.1 Become unsteady or unreliable.
  动摇
  his love for her had never wavered
  他对她的爱从未动摇过。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We will not waver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.
  Derrick wavered when seeing her smile and sighed.
  Even against such overwhelming odds, Christian's father and uncle did not waver one bit.
  His enemy wavered a bit, but Rupert was always one for a fight.
  Isidore steadied me and he seemed to stand as solid as a statue, not wavering a bit.
  Though outwardly he was composed, inwardly his resolve wavered.
  His exaggerations and loyalty wavered from time to time.
  But you seldom get better by practicing less, doubting yourself and wavering in your commitment.
  Mayor Li, of course, never wavers, and his wife and all the corrupt managers are arrested and given long prison sentences.
  So it's only February and your New Year's resolve is already wavering?
  If Baptists wavered in their support of conscientious objectors, they were unequivocal about the separation of church and state.
  Still, he doesn't always show proper instincts, and his concentration wavers.
  His touch made her resolve waver, then disappear.
  He accedes to her request to allow Neel to become her protégé and even though he sees the two becoming close, he never wavers in his trust of his wife nor does he falter in supporting her humane treatment of Neel.
  Synonyms
  become unsteady, falter, wobble, tremble, hesitate
2. 1.2 Be undecided between two opinions or courses of action; be irresolute.
  犹豫不决
  she never wavered from her intention
  她对自己意图一直很明确。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But I do admire the Queen as a woman who has done her job well and never wavered from her commitment to her duty and her country.
  He never wavered from his decision to fast, and approached death with dignity and resolve.
  Throughout the next 25 years, she never wavered from that resolve.
  His tone, including many of his commitments to social programmes, was moderate, a pitch to undecided voters and wavering Democrats, much as Clinton eight years ago moved in on the Republican middle ground.
  As a teenager, Arafat became closely involved in the struggle for Palestine and never wavered from that commitment.
  She wavered between hesitancy and her natural propensity for fun.
  His eyes never left the footy and he never wavered from his path despite not knowing what was coming the other way.
  In the 1820s Hugo came in touch with liberal writers, but his political stand wavered from side to side.
  It is therefore odd to watch him waver and wobble over an issue that is not only outrageously unjust to Indian cricketers, but also flagrantly illegal.
  She never wavered from living the kind of life she wanted to live, and doing it freely - an amazing lesson.
  He has wavered, wobbled, and wiggled about the war in Iraq since it began.
  It is clear in fact that in each issue that Wheeler has not wavered from his goal of attaining balance.
  We have not wavered from this position, and we do not intend to do so now.
  Finally, I have not wavered from my judgement that the Revolution was a tragedy.
  My interest quickly wavered from the conversation at hand and with a soft yawn I let my gaze fall back onto the printed words of the book.
  He was terrified, hesitant and wavering but finally gave in to the temptation.
  Williams never wavered from that claim of innocence and said he refused to confess to crimes he did not commit, even if doing so would save his life.
  And though he needs cable systems to carry his program networks, he has not wavered from his dedication to broadcast.
  We have come in for our share of criticism, some of it defamatory, but we have never wavered from this message.
  Raymont says his own opinion of the explorer wavered during the film's production.
  Synonyms
  be undecided, be irresolute, be indecisive, hesitate, dither, equivocate, vacillate, fluctuate, see-saw, yo-yo

Usage

See waive

Origin

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

单词	waver
释义	Definition of waver in English: waver verb ˈweɪvəˈweɪvər [no object] 1Move in a quivering way; flicker. the flame wavered in the draught 火焰在风中摇曳。 Example sentencesExamples The ground wavered unsteadily beneath him and he couldn't help but curse as his back erupted in pain. His black T-shirt wavered in the wind along with his white denim pants. The ceiling wavered and shimmered, flickering in and out of clarity. His huge black cloak started to waver in the wind and slowly he turned around. They wavered gently in the soft, quiet breeze that swept across him. He stood and wavered on his feet before steadying himself and offering his hand. The light wavered unsteadily against the cold stone walls, threatening to diminish. The small rectangle of silver metal clicked against his claws as he flipped the lid open, the electric spark igniting the gas in a blue flame that wavered in a draught. They made their way over, wavering precariously, and collapsed at his feet. But before he had a chance to say anything else, the screen began flickering and wavering erratically. His light brown hair was wavering in the breeze and he was taller than her mother. Katherine frowned, and the bow wavered uncertainly in her hands. The ship rocked and the candles wavered precariously, on the edge of shrouding them in darkness. Chloe wavered dangerously on her camel as her face paled even more. She wavered on her feet and Blake was the only thing that kept her upright. If she closed her eyes she could see the candlelight wavering in the wind. My upper body wavered precariously and my eyes watered as I caught sight of the drop below. Synonyms flicker, quiver, tremble, twinkle, glimmer, wink, blink 2Become weaker; falter. his love for her had never wavered 他对她的爱从未动摇过。 Example sentencesExamples Even against such overwhelming odds, Christian's father and uncle did not waver one bit. Still, he doesn't always show proper instincts, and his concentration wavers. His exaggerations and loyalty wavered from time to time. Though outwardly he was composed, inwardly his resolve wavered. He accedes to her request to allow Neel to become her protégé and even though he sees the two becoming close, he never wavers in his trust of his wife nor does he falter in supporting her humane treatment of Neel. We will not waver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail. Derrick wavered when seeing her smile and sighed. But you seldom get better by practicing less, doubting yourself and wavering in your commitment. Isidore steadied me and he seemed to stand as solid as a statue, not wavering a bit. If Baptists wavered in their support of conscientious objectors, they were unequivocal about the separation of church and state. Mayor Li, of course, never wavers, and his wife and all the corrupt managers are arrested and given long prison sentences. His touch made her resolve waver, then disappear. So it's only February and your New Year's resolve is already wavering? His enemy wavered a bit, but Rupert was always one for a fight. Synonyms become unsteady, falter, wobble, tremble, hesitate 2.1 Be undecided between two opinions or courses of action. 犹豫不决 she never wavered from her intention 她对自己意图一直很明确。 Example sentencesExamples She never wavered from living the kind of life she wanted to live, and doing it freely - an amazing lesson. He has wavered, wobbled, and wiggled about the war in Iraq since it began. His eyes never left the footy and he never wavered from his path despite not knowing what was coming the other way. It is clear in fact that in each issue that Wheeler has not wavered from his goal of attaining balance. But I do admire the Queen as a woman who has done her job well and never wavered from her commitment to her duty and her country. Throughout the next 25 years, she never wavered from that resolve. He was terrified, hesitant and wavering but finally gave in to the temptation. My interest quickly wavered from the conversation at hand and with a soft yawn I let my gaze fall back onto the printed words of the book. It is therefore odd to watch him waver and wobble over an issue that is not only outrageously unjust to Indian cricketers, but also flagrantly illegal. We have come in for our share of criticism, some of it defamatory, but we have never wavered from this message. His tone, including many of his commitments to social programmes, was moderate, a pitch to undecided voters and wavering Democrats, much as Clinton eight years ago moved in on the Republican middle ground. As a teenager, Arafat became closely involved in the struggle for Palestine and never wavered from that commitment. Finally, I have not wavered from my judgement that the Revolution was a tragedy. We have not wavered from this position, and we do not intend to do so now. He never wavered from his decision to fast, and approached death with dignity and resolve. Williams never wavered from that claim of innocence and said he refused to confess to crimes he did not commit, even if doing so would save his life. Raymont says his own opinion of the explorer wavered during the film's production. She wavered between hesitancy and her natural propensity for fun. And though he needs cable systems to carry his program networks, he has not wavered from his dedication to broadcast. In the 1820s Hugo came in touch with liberal writers, but his political stand wavered from side to side. Synonyms be undecided, be irresolute, be indecisive, hesitate, dither, equivocate, vacillate, fluctuate, see-saw, yo-yo think twice, change one's mind, get cold feet, dally, stall British haver, hum and haw informal dilly-dally, shilly-shally, pussyfoot around, blow hot and cold, sit on the fence rare tergiversate Derivatives waverer noun ˈweɪvərəˈweɪv(ə)rər It won't be enough for some, but it will win back most of the waverers. Example sentencesExamples The message for waverers, officials briefed the US media, was to be absolutely clear. Some financially challenged waverers got back on board, deciding to put budget before safety. It goes a substantial way towards neutralising the environment as an issue and it will encourage some waverers to cast their lot with the Coalition. The Nobel Prize has been declined on only two occasions, although there have been waverers. waveringly adverbˈweɪvərɪŋliˈweɪv(ə)rɪŋli The light from the TV flickered over her face, casting it's blue-white waveringly. Example sentencesExamples She leaned in to waveringly kiss him, then for a while she was quiet. ‘Merry Christmas,’ I greeted her waveringly, handing her the gift-wrapped box of chocolates I'd bought awkwardly. wavery adjective ˈweɪv(ə)riˈweɪv(ə)ri 1Moving in a quivering way; flickering. the wavery beam of the penlight Example sentencesExamples Everything had a wavery look to it, like when you put on glasses that are the wrong prescription or you just plain don't need glasses. Something was there, something wavery, indistinct, rising from the water. Her reflection was wavery, but you could see her dark reddish brown, waist length hair, baby blue eyes, high cheekbones, and full red lips. his thin, wavery vocals barely cut through the harmonica and organ wavery pen-and-ink lines 2Weak or unsteady. Origin Middle English: from Old Norse vafra 'flicker', of Germanic origin. Compare with wave. Rhymes Ava, caver, craver, deva, engraver, enslaver, favour (US favor), flavour (US flavor), graver, haver, laver, paver, quaver, raver, saver, savour (US savor), shaver, vena cava, waiver Definition of waver in US English: waver verbˈwāvərˈweɪvər [no object] 1Shake with a quivering motion. 摇摆；闪烁 the flame wavered in the draft 火焰在风中摇曳。 Example sentencesExamples He stood and wavered on his feet before steadying himself and offering his hand. They wavered gently in the soft, quiet breeze that swept across him. She wavered on her feet and Blake was the only thing that kept her upright. The ground wavered unsteadily beneath him and he couldn't help but curse as his back erupted in pain. The ceiling wavered and shimmered, flickering in and out of clarity. They made their way over, wavering precariously, and collapsed at his feet. If she closed her eyes she could see the candlelight wavering in the wind. Katherine frowned, and the bow wavered uncertainly in her hands. Chloe wavered dangerously on her camel as her face paled even more. My upper body wavered precariously and my eyes watered as I caught sight of the drop below. But before he had a chance to say anything else, the screen began flickering and wavering erratically. The ship rocked and the candles wavered precariously, on the edge of shrouding them in darkness. The light wavered unsteadily against the cold stone walls, threatening to diminish. His huge black cloak started to waver in the wind and slowly he turned around. His light brown hair was wavering in the breeze and he was taller than her mother. The small rectangle of silver metal clicked against his claws as he flipped the lid open, the electric spark igniting the gas in a blue flame that wavered in a draught. His black T-shirt wavered in the wind along with his white denim pants. Synonyms flicker, quiver, tremble, twinkle, glimmer, wink, blink 1.1 Become unsteady or unreliable. 动摇 his love for her had never wavered 他对她的爱从未动摇过。 Example sentencesExamples We will not waver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail. Derrick wavered when seeing her smile and sighed. Even against such overwhelming odds, Christian's father and uncle did not waver one bit. His enemy wavered a bit, but Rupert was always one for a fight. Isidore steadied me and he seemed to stand as solid as a statue, not wavering a bit. Though outwardly he was composed, inwardly his resolve wavered. His exaggerations and loyalty wavered from time to time. But you seldom get better by practicing less, doubting yourself and wavering in your commitment. Mayor Li, of course, never wavers, and his wife and all the corrupt managers are arrested and given long prison sentences. So it's only February and your New Year's resolve is already wavering? If Baptists wavered in their support of conscientious objectors, they were unequivocal about the separation of church and state. Still, he doesn't always show proper instincts, and his concentration wavers. His touch made her resolve waver, then disappear. He accedes to her request to allow Neel to become her protégé and even though he sees the two becoming close, he never wavers in his trust of his wife nor does he falter in supporting her humane treatment of Neel. Synonyms become unsteady, falter, wobble, tremble, hesitate 1.2 Be undecided between two opinions or courses of action; be irresolute. 犹豫不决 she never wavered from her intention 她对自己意图一直很明确。 Example sentencesExamples But I do admire the Queen as a woman who has done her job well and never wavered from her commitment to her duty and her country. He never wavered from his decision to fast, and approached death with dignity and resolve. Throughout the next 25 years, she never wavered from that resolve. His tone, including many of his commitments to social programmes, was moderate, a pitch to undecided voters and wavering Democrats, much as Clinton eight years ago moved in on the Republican middle ground. As a teenager, Arafat became closely involved in the struggle for Palestine and never wavered from that commitment. She wavered between hesitancy and her natural propensity for fun. His eyes never left the footy and he never wavered from his path despite not knowing what was coming the other way. In the 1820s Hugo came in touch with liberal writers, but his political stand wavered from side to side. It is therefore odd to watch him waver and wobble over an issue that is not only outrageously unjust to Indian cricketers, but also flagrantly illegal. She never wavered from living the kind of life she wanted to live, and doing it freely - an amazing lesson. He has wavered, wobbled, and wiggled about the war in Iraq since it began. It is clear in fact that in each issue that Wheeler has not wavered from his goal of attaining balance. We have not wavered from this position, and we do not intend to do so now. Finally, I have not wavered from my judgement that the Revolution was a tragedy. My interest quickly wavered from the conversation at hand and with a soft yawn I let my gaze fall back onto the printed words of the book. He was terrified, hesitant and wavering but finally gave in to the temptation. Williams never wavered from that claim of innocence and said he refused to confess to crimes he did not commit, even if doing so would save his life. And though he needs cable systems to carry his program networks, he has not wavered from his dedication to broadcast. We have come in for our share of criticism, some of it defamatory, but we have never wavered from this message. Raymont says his own opinion of the explorer wavered during the film's production. Synonyms be undecided, be irresolute, be indecisive, hesitate, dither, equivocate, vacillate, fluctuate, see-saw, yo-yo Usage See waive Origin Middle English: from Old Norse vafra ‘flicker’, of Germanic origin. Compare with wave.
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