wavering
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English
Definitions
verb
- To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.“Flowers wavered in the breeze.”
- To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.
- To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.
- To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.“His voice wavered when the reporter brought up the controversial topic.”
noun
- A state of fluctuation or indecision.“the waverings of politicians, trying to please everybody”
adjective
- Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.
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