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

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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

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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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