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wavering
(encz) | wavering,kolísání n: Zdeněk Brož |
wavering
(encz) | wavering,třepotání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Wavering
(gcide) | Waver \Wa"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wavered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wavering.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering,
restless. See Wave, v. i.]
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1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other;
hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.
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With banners and pennons wavering with the wind.
--Ld. Berners.
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Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror
to all evil speakers against dignities. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be
undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.
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Let us hold fast . . . without wavering. --Heb. x.
23.
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In feeble hearts, propense enough before
To waver, or fall off and join with idols. --Milton.
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Syn: To reel; totter; vacillate. See Fluctuate.
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wavering
(wn) | wavering
adj 1: uncertain in purpose or action [syn: vacillant,
vacillating, wavering]
n 1: indecision in speech or action [syn: hesitation,
vacillation, wavering]
2: the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he
kept a record of price fluctuations" [syn: fluctuation,
wavering] |
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unwavering
(encz) | unwavering,neochvějný unwavering,nepohnutý unwavering,upřený |
unwaveringly
(encz) | unwaveringly,neochvějně unwaveringly,nepohnutě unwaveringly,upřeně |
waveringly
(encz) | waveringly, |
Unwavering
(gcide) | Unwavering \Unwavering\
See wavering. |
Wavering
(gcide) | Waver \Wa"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wavered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wavering.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering,
restless. See Wave, v. i.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other;
hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.
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With banners and pennons wavering with the wind.
--Ld. Berners.
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Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror
to all evil speakers against dignities. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be
undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.
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Let us hold fast . . . without wavering. --Heb. x.
23.
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In feeble hearts, propense enough before
To waver, or fall off and join with idols. --Milton.
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Syn: To reel; totter; vacillate. See Fluctuate.
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Waveringly
(gcide) | Waveringly \Wa"ver*ing*ly\, adv.
In a wavering manner.
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Waveringness
(gcide) | Waveringness \Wa"ver*ing*ness\, n.
The quality or state of wavering.
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unwavering
(wn) | unwavering
adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve";
"a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
[syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff,
unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she
gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: level,
unwavering] |
unwaveringly
(wn) | unwaveringly
adv 1: with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it";
"you must stand firm" [syn: firm, firmly,
steadfastly, unwaveringly] |
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