waver
To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
To move without purpose or a specified destination; to roam, to wander.
To sway back and forth, as if about to fall; to reel, to stagger, to totter.
To begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve; to falter, to flinch, to give way.
To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
Of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady; to shake, to tremble.
Of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver.
Chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary.
Followed by from: to deviate from a course; to stray, to wander.
Of the wits: to become confused or unsteady; to reel.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing