unwavering
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vər verb (used without object)
1.
to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
2.
to flicker or quiver, as light: A distant beam wavered and then disappeared.
3.
become unsteady; begin to fail or give way: When she heard the news her courage wavered.
4.
to shake or tremble, as the hands or voice: Her voice wavered.
5.
to feel or show doubt, indecision, etc.; vacillate: He wavered in his determination.
noun
8.
an act of wavering, fluttering, or vacillating.
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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English (see wave, -er6); cognate with dialectal German wabern to move about, Old Norse vafra to toddle
1275–1325; Middle English (see wave, -er6); cognate with dialectal German wabern to move about, Old Norse vafra to toddle
Related forms
wa·ver·er, noun
wa·ver·ing·ly, adverb
non·wa·ver·ing, adjective
un·wa·vered, adjective
un·wa·ver·ing, adjective
Synonyms
4. quiver. 5. Waver, fluctuate, vacillate refer to an alternation or hesitation between one direction and another. Waver means to hesitate between choices: to waver between two courses of action. Fluctuate suggests irregular change from one side to the other or up and down: The prices of stocks fluctuate when there is bad news followed by good. Vacillate is to make up one's mind and change it again suddenly; to be undecided as to what to do: We must not vacillate but must set a day.
4. quiver. 5. Waver, fluctuate, vacillate refer to an alternation or hesitation between one direction and another. Waver means to hesitate between choices: to waver between two courses of action. Fluctuate suggests irregular change from one side to the other or up and down: The prices of stocks fluctuate when there is bad news followed by good. Vacillate is to make up one's mind and change it again suddenly; to be undecided as to what to do: We must not vacillate but must set a day.
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unwavering (ʌnˈweɪvərɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not wavering or hesitant; resolute | |
| waver (ˈweɪvə) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to be irresolute; hesitate between two possibilities |
| 2. | to become unsteady |
| 3. | to fluctuate or vary |
| 4. | to move back and forth or one way and another |
| 5. | (of light) to flicker or flash |
| —n | |
| 6. | the act or an instance of wavering |
| [C14: from Old Norse vafra to flicker; related to German wabern to move about] | |
| 'waverer | |
| —n | |
| 'wavering | |
| —adj | |
| 'waveringly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
waver
c.1280, weyveren, "to show indecision," probably related to O.E. wæfre "restless, wavering," from P.Gmc. *wæbraz (cf. M.H.G. wabern "to waver," O.N. vafra "to hover about"), a frequentative form from the root of wave (v.).
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Example sentences
They had unwavering faith that their government was doing good for them, and that's the problem.
He was an unwavering advocate of pro-life and pro-family values.
Somewhat forgotten among general fears was the hippies' unwavering adherence to the ideal of nonviolence.
Crew members maintain unwavering professionalism and a work ethic that is second to none.
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