Meanings
comparative more wavering · superlative most wavering
- Being in doubt; indecisive.
Antonyms: unwavering
plural waverings
- gerundgerund of waver: a state of fluctuation or indecision.
the waverings of politicians, trying to please everybody
1 more example
The Bill for the Carlisle & Hawick Railway, an independent line, but intended to be worked and maintained by the Caledonian, failed, and the people of Hawick, after considerable wavering, decided to give their support to the North British Border Union line, which the Carlisle & Hawick scheme was, of course, intended to block.
1957 January 28, M. D. Greville, “Scottish Railways in 1857”, in Railway Magazine, page 51
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of waver
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBeing in doubt; indecisive.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveuncertain in purpose or action
nounindecision in speech or action
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian колебаещ се, нерешителен
- колебаещ се (kolebaešt se)fluctuating, uncertain
- нерешителен (nerešitelen)fluctuating, uncertain
Esperanto ŝancelanta
- ŝancelantafluctuating, uncertain
German wankelmütig, unschlüssig
- wankelmütigfluctuating, uncertain
- unschlüssigfluctuating, uncertain
Latin nutans, claudicātūrus
- nutansfluctuating, uncertain
- claudicātūrusfluctuating, uncertain
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
wavering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavering
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