Wavering

verb noun adjective

To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.

Definition

  1. (verb) To sway back and forth; to totter or reel. “Flowers wavered in the breeze.”
  2. (verb) To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.
  3. (verb) To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.
  4. (verb) To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice. “His voice wavered when the reporter brought up the controversial topic.”
  5. (verb) To falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way.
  6. (verb) To be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate. “Despite all the terrible things that happened to her, she never wavered from her beliefs.”
  7. (noun) A state of fluctuation or indecision. “the waverings of politicians, trying to please everybody”
  8. (adjective) Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.

Word stats

  • Wavering contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 8 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 15.

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What does Wavering mean?

To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.

How many letters are in Wavering?

Wavering has 8 letters.

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