- present participle of waver.
wavering
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Luke Tryl, who heads the More in Common research non-profit, told AFP Farage's core supporters "seem largely undeterred" but that newer Reform converts "might now be wavering".
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
And in this strict social classification - known as songbun – the jjaepo belong to the "wavering class", somewhere between the core and hostile classes.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
After wavering in early trading, major U.S. stock indexes were mixed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The pioneering crypto’s sharp reversal signals a now increasing appetite for risk, with traditional safe-haven assets wavering.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
From a distance came a long, wavering cry.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Green waverings play on the high gray stone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2013
Unruffled by blasts from Buenos Aires' Luna Park and the University of Chicago's Midway, unshaken by waverings and defections in the ranks of his own followers.
From Time Magazine Archive
If there were any waverings within the military leadership after the U.S. decision, they failed to show.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Nehru's own waverings and hesitations these past weeks, his most determined opponents have been the Indian press and Indian students.
From Time Magazine Archive
Had it been allowable entertainment, had there been no pain to her friend, or reproach to herself, in the waverings of Harriet’s mind, Emma would have been amused by its variations.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
