- wa´ver|ing|ly
- wav|er1 «WAY vuhr», noun.a person or thing that waves.wa|ver2 «WAY vuhr», verb, noun.–v.i.1. to move to and fro; flutter.3. to grow fainter, then louder, or change pitch up and down fairly quickly; quaver, tremble, or pulsate: »
a wavering voice.
4. a) to be undecided; hesitate: »Her choice wavered between the blue dress and the green one.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under hesitate. (Cf. ↑hesitate) b) to be undermined by doubt: »My courage wavered.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under hesitate. (Cf. ↑hesitate)5. to become unsteady; begin to give way: »The battle line wavered and broke.
6. Obsolete. to wander about; rove.–n.the act of wavering.╂[perhaps < wave, verb + -er6. Compare Old English wæfre unsteady.]–wa´ver|er, noun.–wa´ver|ing|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.