wavered

verb

past tense of waver
1
as in hesitated
to show uncertainty about the right course of action he's still wavering about whether to take the job

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2
as in faltered
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over

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Recent Examples of wavered The walls were seamless sheets of wood that wavered in candlelight. — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 My love of mangoes has never wavered, following me into my adulthood. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 The 69-year-old New Orleans native has never wavered in his claims of innocence, insisting since his 1977 arrest that the cops had the wrong guy. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026 But as those renderings have given way to requests for special permits, Tromba said, her support has wavered. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026 But that sentiment wavered after Warsh's press conference offered few hints on the path of monetary policy. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 July 2026 Their bliss never wavered, as the couple got married in 2021 and welcomed their twins Cooper and Maya three years later. — Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 28 July 2026 The Dodgers remain focused on acquiring minor-league talent and their stance hasn’t wavered on trading from the outfield prospect surplus to rebalance their farm system. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 27 July 2026 But after a morning of pastoral Tyrolean views, followed by a convivial lunch at a lakefront restaurant, my commitment to solitude wavered. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wavered
  1. hesitated
  2. faltered
  3. wobbled
  4. shook
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  • Incumbents hesitated, but young and diverse civic-minded men and women jumped at a chance to compete on a level playing field for state offices.
    — Elona Vaisnys, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When Kimmel hesitated when guessing Spaghetti & Meatball, Affleck and Ding called upon Ding’s trivia partner Stephen Morrison, who opted not to answer.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Definition of hesitated
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  • Apartment values appear to have faltered in Oakland, an economic erosion that has unleashed loan delinquencies and even foreclosures in a growing number of instances.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But in Sunday’s matchup against the Portland Thorns, that unit faltered in a major way.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of faltered
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  • The structure beneath Klopp wobbled, and Liverpool bounced between sporting directors — one of whom, Jorg Schmadtke, Klopp was allowed to source himself.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • Healthcare is a classic defensive sector, so as the AI trade wobbled and investors booked profits in first-half winners, more money flowed in the direction of companies like J & J, Cardinal and our other Club healthcare name Eli Lilly .
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of wobbled
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  • None of this much mattered to student Aayden Vasquez, who is excited about starting at Pacoima Middle School and shook hands with Chait, Garcha and anyone else who offered a palm during their visit to his home.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tarrant County District Attorney In mid-November 1996, Narez shook her daughter, Kasandra White, and threw the child into a wall, causing her head to strike a door, according to the 1999 Tarrant County grand jury indictment.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
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