wavering (verb)

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• bleat — verb 1》 (of a sheep or goat) make a characteristic weak, wavering cry. 2》 speak or complain in a weak or foolish way. noun 1》 the weak, wavering cry of a sheep or goat. 2》 a weak or foolish cry or complaint. Derivatives bleater noun Origin OE… …   English new terms dictionary

• glimmer — verb shine faintly with a wavering light. noun 1》 a faint or wavering light. 2》 a faint sign of a feeling or quality: a glimmer of hope. Derivatives glimmering adjective &noun glimmeringly adverb Origin ME: prob. of Scand. origin; related to Swed …   English new terms dictionary

• waver — verb (I) 1 to be or become weak and uncertain: His voice wavered. | waver in sth: Harris never wavered in his loyalty to the cause. 2 to not make a decision because you have doubts: wavering voters | waver between (doing): Maya wavered between… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• decide — verb (decided; deciding) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin decidere, literally, to cut off, from de + caedere to cut Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to make a final choice or judgment about …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hesitate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare to stick fast, hesitate, frequentative of haerēre to stick Date: 1598 intransitive verb 1. to hold back in doubt or indecision 2. to delay momentarily ; pause 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• retoss — verb To toss again; to throw back. Compare unto him the vulgar troupes of our men, stupide, base, servile, wavering, and continually floting on the tempestuous ocean of divers passions which tosse and retosse the same, wholy depending of others …   Wiktionary

• waver — verb 1》 move quiveringly; flicker. 2》 begin to weaken; falter.     ↘be irresolute. Derivatives waverer noun wavering noun & adjective waveringly adverb wavery adjective Origin ME: from ON vafra flicker , of Gmc origin; cf …   English new terms dictionary

• waver — [[t]we͟ɪvə(r)[/t]] wavers, wavering, wavered 1) VERB If you waver, you cannot decide about something or you consider changing your mind about something. Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup... Coleman has never… …   English dictionary

• wa´ver|ing|ly — wav|er1 «WAY vuhr», noun. a person or thing that waves. wa|ver2 «WAY vuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to move to and fro; flutter. 2. to vary in intensity; flicker: »a wavering light. 3. to grow fainter, then louder, or change pitch up and down fairly …   Useful english dictionary

• wa´ver|er — wav|er1 «WAY vuhr», noun. a person or thing that waves. wa|ver2 «WAY vuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to move to and fro; flutter. 2. to vary in intensity; flicker: »a wavering light. 3. to grow fainter, then louder, or change pitch up and down fairly …   Useful english dictionary

• wa|ver — wav|er1 «WAY vuhr», noun. a person or thing that waves. wa|ver2 «WAY vuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to move to and fro; flutter. 2. to vary in intensity; flicker: »a wavering light. 3. to grow fainter, then louder, or change pitch up and down fairly …   Useful english dictionary