wavering

1. 1.

   uncertain in purpose or action

   Synonymsvacillantvacillating

   Similarirresolute

Other forms of wavering

plural

waverings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about wavering

What does wavering mean?

wavering means "indecision in speech or action". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wavering?

wavering has 3 syllables: wa-ve-ring. The stress falls on "wa". In IPA it is /ˈweɪvɚɪŋ/.

What is another word for wavering?

Close synonyms include hesitation, vacillation, fluctuation, vacillant, vacillating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wavering a common word?

wavering is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with wavering?

1 word rhymes with wavering. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.