wavering

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun indecision in speech or action
  2. noun the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
  3. verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

Etymology

From waver + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hesitation, vacillation

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