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wavering

wavering adjective: fluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady. Also the gerund of waver.

Adjective

wavering (comparative more wavering, superlative most wavering)

  1. Fluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady.
  2. Being in doubt; indecisive.
    Antonyms:
    unwavering

Also used as

wavering is also the gerund of waver.

wavering is also the present participle and gerund of waver.

Antonyms of wavering

Forms of wavering

Adjective
comparativemore wavering
superlativemost wavering
Noun
pluralwaverings

Origin of wavering

From waver + -ing.

Questions about wavering

What does wavering mean?
Wavering means fluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady.
What part of speech is wavering?
Wavering is an adjective.

Words near wavering in the dictionary

  1. waverers
  2. waverest
  3. wavereth
  4. waverider
  5. waveriders
  6. wavering
  7. waveringly
  8. waveringness
  9. waverings
  10. Waverley
  11. Waverleyan

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