Definition of WAVERING

wavering

Plural: waverings

Noun

  • indecision in speech or action
  • the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
  • gerund of waver: a state of fluctuation or indecision.

Verb

  • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  • be unsure or weak
  • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  • move back and forth very rapidly
  • sway to and fro
  • give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
  • present participle and gerund of waver

Adjective Satellite

  • uncertain in purpose or action

Adj

  • Fluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady.
  • Being in doubt; indecisive.

Examples

  • the waverings of politicians, trying to please everybody

Origin / Etymology

From waver + -ing.

Antonyms

unwavering

Scrabble Score: 15

wavering: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wavering: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wavering: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

wavering: valid Words With Friends Word