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wa·ver·ing

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hesitation, vacillation, waveringnoun
indecision in speech or action
fluctuation, waveringadjective
the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
"he kept a record of price fluctuations"
vacillant, vacillating, waveringadjective
uncertain in purpose or action

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waveringadjective
Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.

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wavering
Wavering refers to the act of being indecisive, uncertain, or hesitant about something, often resulting in changing one's mind, opinions, or actions frequently. It can also refer to moving back and forth in a quivering or fluttering manner, typically due to instability or lack of control.

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Wavering
of Waver

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- Indecision

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Numerology

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wavering in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wavering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of wavering in a Sentence

Tim Quinlan:
Yet unlike in 2008, demand is far from wavering, that has put manufacturers in a better position to pass on costs than see their margins squeezed.
Regal Cinemas:
Due to the wavering support of the film 'The Interview' by Sony Pictures, as well as the ambiguous nature of any real or perceived security threats, Regal Entertainment Group has decided to delay the opening of the film in our theatres.
Ian Walker:
It was important that I listened to everybody and then I made a decision on what I thought was the best decision for everybody, it was about transparency, about being decisive and not wavering.
Nelson Wiseman:
What Trudeau did was surprise the field, and he stiffened the spine of a lot of liberals who were wavering.
The Houthi leader:
Fighting corruption is a primary issue and there is no wavering from that ....

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References

^ Princeton's WordNet
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wavering
^ Wiktionary
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^ ChatGPT
https://chat.openai.com
^ Webster Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wavering
^ Usage in printed sources
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=wavering

Translations for wavering

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مترددArabic
chvěníCzech
vaklenDanish
schwankendGerman
διστάGreek
vacilanteSpanish
تکان دادنPersian
viivytelläänFinnish
flottementFrench
ढुलमुलHindi
remegőHungarian
keraguanIndonesian
vacillareItalian
מְהַסֵסHebrew
揺れるJapanese
ಅಲುಗಾಡುವಿಕೆKannada
흔들리는Korean
hæsitans:Latin
aarzelingDutch
vaklendeNorwegian
chwiejnyPolish
vacilantePortuguese
ezitareRomanian
колеблющийсяRussian
vacklandeSwedish
விரைவுபடுத்துவதுTamil
waveringTelugu
ที่ลังเลThai
bocalayanTurkish
коливаєтьсяUkrainian
بہاؤUrdu
dao độngVietnamese
waveringYiddish
搖擺不定Chinese

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