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waver verb [ ˈweɪvə ]

• move in a quivering way; flicker.
• "the flame wavered in the draught"
Similar: flicker, quiver, tremble, twinkle, glimmer, wink, blink,
• become weaker; falter.
• "his love for her had never wavered"
Similar: become unsteady, falter, wobble, tremble, hesitate,
Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse vafra ‘flicker’, of Germanic origin. Compare with wave.

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