1. To fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction: Jill wavered just for a minute before making her decision to go out with her friends instead of completing the important business which she had on her desk.
2. To sway unsteadily back and forth; to totter, to swing: Since the window to his bedroom was partly open next to his bed, Tim could feel the curtains which wavered on him from the night air.
3. Etymology: from Middle English quaveren, "to tremble". © ALL rights are reserved.

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