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
wavering (comparative more wavering, superlative most wavering)
Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.
wavering
present participle of waver
wavering (plural waverings)
A state of fluctuation or indecision.
Source: Wiktionary
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
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
