waver
English
/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/, /ˈweɪ.vɚ/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
- (intransitive) To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.
- (intransitive) To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.
- (intransitive) To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.
- (intransitive) To falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way.
- (intransitive) To be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English waveren borrowed from Old Norse vafra (flicker).
Origin
Old Norse
vafra
Gloss
flicker