# wavering

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #37,766

## Definitions
1. Fluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady.
2. Being in doubt; indecisive.

## Etymology
From waver + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **waving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wavering-vs-waving)
- **waring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waring-vs-wavering)
- **warring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warring-vs-wavering)
- **watering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watering-vs-wavering)
- **wagering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagering-vs-wavering)
- **wandering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wandering-vs-wavering)

## Common misspellings (12)
`awvering`, `waevring`, `waveirng`, `waverign`, `waveringg`, `waverinng`, `wavernig`, `waverring`, `wavreing`, `wavvering`, `wvaering`, `wwavering`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wavering