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1 Schlingerkurs
m fig. wavering course; auf Schlingerkurs wavering ( oder vacillating) from one possibility to another; einen Schlingerkurs steuern / verfolgen steer / follow a wavering course* * *Schlịn|ger|kursm (fig)wavering course; (POL) wavering policyauf Schlingerkurs — wavering or vacillating from one possibility to another; (Pol) wavering in his/her etc policy
einen Schlingerkurs steuern/verfolgen — to steer/follow a wavering course; (Pol) to pursue a wavering policy
* * *Schlin·ger·kurs[ˈʃlɪŋɐkʊrs]die Regierung fährt einen \Schlingerkurs the government's agenda is full of U-turns* * *Schlingerkurs m fig wavering course;auf Schlingerkurs wavering ( oder vacillating) from one possibility to another;einen Schlingerkurs steuern/verfolgen steer/follow a wavering course -
2 schwankend
I Part. Präs. schwankenII Adj. fig. (unentschlossen) undecided, irresolute, wavering; (unbeständig) unsteady, unstable (auch WIRTS.); Charakter: unstable personalityIII Adv.: schwankend über die Straße gehen / auf jemanden zukommen totter ( oder stagger) across the street / up to s.o.* * *variable; unstable; firmless; shaky; unsteady; wobbly* * *schwạn|kendadj1) (= wankend, sich wiegend) swaying; Schiff (auf und ab) pitching; (seitwärts) rolling; (= bebend) shaking, rocking3) Preise, Temperatur, Stimmung etc fluctuating esp attr; Gebrauch varying; Kompassnadel etc oscillating4) (= unschlüssig) uncertain, wavering attr; (= zögernd) hesitant; (= unbeständig) vacillating, unsteadyschwankend werden —
* * *(anxious or restless: in an unsettled mood.) unsettled* * *schwan·kend1. (sich biegend) Baum swaying3. (bebend) Boden shakingauf \schwankendem Boden stehen to be on shaky ground\schwankend werden to [begin to] waverer ist immer sehr \schwankend in seinen Entschlüssen he can never make up his mindmit \schwankenden Schritten with wavering steps6. (veränderlich) Kurs, Preis, Zahl fluctuating, variable, floating; Gesundheit unstable; Stimme wavering7. PHYS transient\schwankende Werte transient values* * *B. adj fig (unentschlossen) undecided, irresolute, wavering; (unbeständig) unsteady, unstable ( auch WIRTSCH); Charakter: unstable personalityC. adv:schwankend über die Straße gehen/auf jemanden zukommen totter ( oder stagger) across the street/up to sb* * *adj.fickle adj.fluctuating adj.staggering adj.swaying adj.vacillating adj. adv.shakily adv.staggeringly adv. -
3 unstet
I Adj. (wechselhaft, unbeständig) changeable, unstable; (ruhelos) restless; Leben: auch unsettled; unsteter Blick shifty look; ein unstetes Leben führen lead an unsettled lifeII Adv. (ruhelos) restlessly* * *desultory; migrant; erratic; vagrant; unstable; inconstant; fitful* * *ụn|stetadjGlück, Liebe fickle; Mensch restless; (= wankelmütig) changeable; Entwicklung unsteady; Leben unsettled* * *1) erratically2) (inclined to be irregular; not dependable: His behaviour/work is erratic.) erratic* * *un·stet[ˈʊnste:t]1. (unbeständig) unstable* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv2.* * *unsteter Blick shifty look;ein unstetes Leben führen lead an unsettled lifeB. adv (ruhelos) restlessly* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv2.* * *adj.choppy adj.dodgy* adj.erratic adj.vagrant adj. adv.erratically adv.vagrantly adv. -
4 wankelmütig
Adj. fickle* * *changeable; inconstant; fickle; mutable* * *wạn|kel|mü|tig ['vaŋklmyːtɪç]adjfickle, inconstant* * *(always changing (one's mind, likes and dislikes etc): I think that they are fickle.) fickle* * *wan·kel·mü·tig[ˈvaŋkl̩my:tɪç]adj (geh) inconsistent* * *Adjektiv (geh.) vacillating* * *wankelmütig adj fickle* * *Adjektiv (geh.) vacillating* * *adj.fickle adj. -
5 schwankend
schwan·kend adjauf \schwankendem Boden stehen to be on shaky ground\schwankend werden to [begin to] waver;er ist immer sehr \schwankend in seinen Entscheidungen he can never make up his mindmit \schwankenden Schritten with wavering steps6) ( veränderlich) Kurs, Preis, Zahl fluctuating, variable, floating; Gesundheit unstable; Stimme wavering -
6 schwankend
1. brittle (labile, unstable)2. capricious3. faltering4. fickle5. firmless6. fluctuating7. rocky8. seesawing9. shakily10. staggering11. swaying12. toddling13. vacillating14. wavering15. wobbling
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Vacillating — Vac il*la ting, a. Inclined to fluctuate; wavering. Tennyson. {Vac il*la ting*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vacillating — index capricious, dubious, faithless, hesitant, inconsistent, irresolute, irresponsible, moving (in … Law dictionary
vacillating — [vas′əlāt΄iŋ] adj. wavering or tending to waver in motion, opinion, etc. vacillatingly adv … English World dictionary
vacillating — vacillatingly, adv. /vas euh lay ting/, adj. 1. not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating: an ineffectual, vacillating person. 2. oscillating; swaying; fluctuating: a vacillating indicator. Also, vacillant. [1805 15; VACILLATE + ING2] Syn. 1 … Universalium
Vacillating — Vacillate Vac il*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vacillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vacillating}.] [L. vacillare, vacillatum; cf. Skr. va[ n]c.] [1913 Webster] 1. To move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to waver. [1913 Webster] [A spheroid] is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vacillating — adjective Liable to vacillate; wavering, irresolute … Wiktionary
vacillating — Synonyms and related words: adrift, afloat, alternating, amorphous, capricious, changeable, changeful, coquettish, desultory, deviable, dizzy, eccentric, erratic, faddish, fast and loose, fickle, fitful, flickering, flighty, flirtatious, flitting … Moby Thesaurus
vacilLating — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. changeable, uncertain, unreliable, fickle, inconstant, unstable, mutable, fitful, irresolute, unsettled, unsteady, capricious, shifting, volatile. Ant. constant*, steady, unchanging … English dictionary for students
vacillating — vac·il·late || væsɪleɪt v. sway to and from, fluctuate; hesitate, waver … English contemporary dictionary
vacillating — a. Wavering, fluctuating, unsteady, inconstant … New dictionary of synonyms
vacillating — adj 1. vacillant, vacillatory, indecisive, irresolute, unresolved, unsettled, uncertain, undecided, ambivalent, of two minds; of mixed feelings; wavering, dithering, faltering, hesitating, hesitant, wishy washy; oscillating, fluctuating, going… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
