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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  • 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
  • Natalia, again fearing a trap, hesitated to disembark—until the dawn light revealed the smiling face of the rotund Diego Rivera, flanked by Mexican Trotskyists and government officials.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026
Definition of hesitated
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  • Billionaire Michael Saylor’s Strategy offloaded bitcoin last week in a move that raised over $100 million, as the cryptocurrency has faltered in the months since reaching an all-time high last October.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, an already untenable diplomatic effort to end the war has faltered once again as mistrust deepens between the longtime adversaries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 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
Verb
  • Howard shook off a shooting slump to pour in a game-high 23 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In Damascus, over the course of a single week in July, two bombings shook the city.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
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