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waver
What does waver mean?
waver (verb): to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use waver in a sentence?
- Despite all the terrible things that happened to her, she never wavered from her beliefs. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce waver?
/ˈweɪvɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Words related to waver
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “waver” mean?
to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate
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to impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell
Not quite: that's what communicate means.
to do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of
Not quite: that's what obey means.
to examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely
Not quite: that's what scan means.
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