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wavering

noun

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L330350 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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L342463 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English waver Middle English -ynge English -ing English wavering From waver + -ing.

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

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English waver Middle English -ynge English -ing English wavering From waver + -ing.

  1. gerund of waver: a state of fluctuation or indecision.

    the waverings of politicians, trying to please everybody

    The Bill for the Carlisle & Hawick Railway, an independent line, but intended to be worked and maintained by the Caledonian, failed, and the people of Hawick, after considerable wavering, decided to give their support to the North British Border Union line, which the Carlisle & Hawick scheme was, of course, intended to block.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English waver Middle English -ynge English -ing English wavering From waver + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of waver