In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
WAVERING
vacillant, vacillating, wavering
(adjective) uncertain in purpose or action
fluctuation, wavering
(noun) the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; “he kept a record of price fluctuations”
hesitation, vacillation, wavering
(noun) indecision in speech or action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
wavering (comparative more wavering, superlative most wavering)
Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.
Verb
wavering
present participle of waver
Noun
wavering (plural waverings)
A state of fluctuation or indecision.
Source: Wiktionary
WAVER
Wa"ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wavered; p. pr. & vb. n. Wavering.] Etym: [OE. waveren, from AS. wæfre wavering, restless. See Wave, v. i.]
1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter. With banners and pennons wavering with the wind. Ld. Berners. Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror to all evil speakers against dignities. Sir W. Scott.
2. To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment. Let us hold fast . . . without wavering. Heb. x. 23. In feeble hearts, propense enough before To waver, or fall off and join with idols. Milton.
Syn.
– To reel; totter; vacillate. See Fluctuate.
Wa"ver, n. Etym: [From Wave, or Waver, v.]
Definition: A sapling left standing in a fallen wood. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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