Definition of: waver

(wā′vər) v.i.
1. To move one way and the other; sway; flutter.
2. To be uncertain or undecided; show irresolution; vacillate.
3. To show signs of falling back or giving way; reel; falter.
4. To flicker; gleam.
5. To quaver; tremble. See synonyms under FLUCTUATE, QUAKE, SHAKE.
—noun A wavering. ♦ Homophone: waiver. [<ME waveren, freq. of OE wafian wave]
—wa′ver·er noun
—wa′ver·ing adjective
—wa′ver·ing·ly adverb