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# waver

«waver» in Mova's school dictionary: **To be unsure and keep changing your mind; to hesitate:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (waver, wavers, wavered, wavering)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To be unsure and keep changing your mind; to hesitate: she wavered between the red and the blue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#m1)

2) To become weaker or less steady: his courage wavered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#m2)

3) To move or shake unsteadily: the candle flame wavered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#m3)

4) Of a voice: to shake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Used in stories to show doubt or fear: the hero's courage wavers. Everyday: wavering between choices. Values: «unwavering» loyalty. Science: a flame wavers in a draught. Toad's good promises always waver when he sees a motor car.

### examples

- She wavered between the two puppies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#x1)
- His voice wavered as he spoke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#x2)
- Toad's good resolutions wavered at the sound of a horn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#x3)
- The candle flame wavered in the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#x4)
- Her courage never wavered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#x5)
- He wavered at the edge of the diving board. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#x6)
- But the prince did not waver, and declared he would abide by his words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: wavered, wavering. Homophone trap: waver (to hesitate) and waiver (giving up a right, in law). Adjective: unwavering = steady, never doubting.

### In the corpora

- [The Rat sees how much the Mole wants it, and wavers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart/11/)
- [«The Rat saw what was passing in his mind, and wavered.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart/37/)
- [Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.382/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «waver» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waver/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.