Both Uses of
waver
in
Wuthering Heights
- She stamped her foot, wavered a moment, and then, irresistibly impelled by the naughty spirit within her, slapped me on the cheek: a stinging blow that filled both eyes with water.†
Chpt 8 *wavered = was unsure or weak; or moved back and forth
- They have yearned towards it so long, and so unwaveringly, that I'm convinced it will be reached — and soon — because it has devoured my existence: I am swallowed up in the anticipation of its fulfilment.†
Chpt 33unwaveringly = with steadinessstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unwaveringly means not and reverses the meaning of waveringly. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
to move back and forth (shake or quiver)
or:
to change, be unsure, or weak
or:
to change, be unsure, or weak