wavering Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun indecision in speech or action
   vacillation; hesitation.
   
2. noun the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
   fluctuation.
   
   • he kept a record of price fluctuations
3. verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
   hesitate; waver; waffle.
   
   • Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
4. verb be unsure or weak
   falter; waver.
   
   • Their enthusiasm is faltering
5. verb move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
   falter; waver.
   
6. verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
   vacillate; fluctuate; waver.
   
   • the line on the monitor vacillated
7. verb move back and forth very rapidly
   flitter; flicker; quiver; flutter; waver.
   
   • the candle flickered
8. verb sway to and fro
   waver; weave.
   
9. verb give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
   quaver; waver.
   
10. adjective satellite uncertain in purpose or action
    vacillant; vacillating.
    

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