All 4 Uses
waver
in
The Heir, by Kiera Cass
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- Henri got down on one knee, trying to hit anything that came near us, and Hale guarded me without wavering, even though I heard him grunt and felt him clench up when he was hit with something heavy.†
p. 86.8 *wavering = moving back and forth; or being unsure or weak
- If you're vowing to give me your unwavering devotion, it's still too soon.†
p. 150.8unwavering = steadystandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unwavering means not and reverses the meaning of wavering. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- People have done far worse things when they're hungry or tired or unwaveringly poor.†
p. 268.5unwaveringly = 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.
- Not for having the unwavering love of my brother—which I knew to be one of the steadiest forces in the world—but because everything about her came so effortlessly.†
p. 307.5unwavering = steadystandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unwavering means not and reverses the meaning of wavering. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definitions:
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(1)
(waver) to move back and forth (shake or quiver)
or:
to change, be unsure, or weak - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)