"wavering" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wavering [comparative], most wavering [superlative]
Etymology: From waver + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waver|ing|id2=gerund noun}} waver + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} wavering (comparative more wavering, superlative most wavering)
  1. Fluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady. Translations (fluctuating, uncertain): колебаещ се (kolebaešt se) (Bulgarian), нерешителен (nerešitelen) (Bulgarian), wankelmütig (German), unschlüssig (German), nutans (Latin), claudicātūrus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-wavering-en-adj-BCVUZ3US Disambiguation of 'fluctuating, uncertain': 92 8
  2. Being in doubt; indecisive.
    Sense id: en-wavering-en-adj-fYHiROgt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 50 11 37 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 52 10 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 6 36 18 40

Noun

Forms: waverings [plural]
Etymology: From waver + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waver|ing|id2=gerund noun}} waver + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} wavering (plural waverings)
  1. gerund of waver: a state of fluctuation or indecision. Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: waver (extra: a state of fluctuation or indecision)
    Sense id: en-wavering-en-noun-6e2vOvAC Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 6 36 18 40

Verb

Etymology: From waver + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waver|ing|id2=gerund noun}} waver + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wavering
  1. present participle and gerund of waver Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: waver
    Sense id: en-wavering-en-verb-GjktYYab Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 6 36 18 40

Inflected forms

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