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To hesitate or be undecided between two opinions or courses of action

To flutter or move in a quivering or undulating way

To falter or become unsteady

To flicker or shine unsteadily or as if about to be extinguished

To take or perform in turns, changing back and forth or in succession

To briefly stop or interrupt an action

To suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust

To change direction as a result of entering a different medium

To have doubts or suspicions about

To yield or lose one's resolve

(of one's voice) To speak haltingly

To physically give way under force or pressure

A slight trembling movement (or sound)

A movement from side to side or back and forth

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Verb

To hesitate or be undecided between two opinions or courses of action

blow hot and cold

pussyfoot around

sit on the fence

run hot and cold

be unable to decide

be unable to make up your mind

chop and change

be in two minds

vacillate about

keep changing your mind

drag your heels

have misgivings about

have qualms about

think twice about

have scruples about

express misgivings

express reluctance

express reservations

second-guessing yourself

be reluctant to

have reservations about

be unwilling to

mind doing something

be reluctant about

go from one extreme to the other

be on the horns of a dilemma

be on the fence

will and will not

be equivocal about

be non-committal about

be undecided about

equivocate about

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

be diffident about

be bashful about

be indisposed to

be disinclined to

not be in favour of

not have the heart to

think something unlikely

lack conviction

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

have doubts about

feel uneasy about

kick the can down the road

put off doing something

use delaying tactics

postpone action

let something slide

take a raincheck

play a waiting game

be non-committal

straddle an issue

dodge the issue

sidestep the issue

beat about the bush

dodge the question

play your cards close to your chest

give nothing away

duck the question

drag one's heels over

drag one's feet over

take one's time

beat around the bush

while away time

parry questions

let the grass grow under one's feet

fudge the issue

evade the issue

beg the question

get no place fast

be noncommittal

hedge your bets

give the run around

avoid the issue

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“It is therefore odd to watch him waver and wobble over an issue that is not only outrageously unjust to Indian cricketers, but also flagrantly illegal.”

Verb

To flutter or move in a quivering or undulating way

move to and fro

move up and down

wave to and fro

move side to side

move from side to side

swing from side to side

swing backwards and forwards

swing back and forth

swing to and fro

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“His huge black cloak started to waver in the wind and slowly he turned around.”

Verb

To falter or become unsteady

become unsteady

move to and fro

walk unsteadily

shake like a leaf

move back and forth

move up and down

move backwards and forwards

move unsteadily

tremble precariously

have the shakes

shake in your boots

quake in your boots

swing back and forth

swing backwards and forwards

walk like a duck

walk with difficulty

move falteringly

walk falteringly

make heavy weather

go head over heels

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“The deafening sound jolts him as the building starts to waver around them.”

Verb

To flicker or shine unsteadily or as if about to be extinguished

shine intermittently

catch the light

give off sparks

“The lights begin to waver and he closes his eyes as two tears draw a glistening trail down his cheeks.”

Verb

To take or perform in turns, changing back and forth or in succession

act in sequence

work in sequence

blow hot and cold

take it in turns

be interspersed

occur in rotation

act reciprocally

take in rotation

follow one another

chop and change

go from one extreme to the other

go back and forth

move back and forth

move backward and forward

move to and fro

change direction

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Verb

To briefly stop or interrupt an action

Verb

To suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust

shake with fear

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Verb

To change direction as a result of entering a different medium

change direction

become deformed

go out of shape

become distorted

become misshapen

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Verb

To have doubts or suspicions about

harbor suspicion

call in question

be undetermined

be apprehensive of

give no credence

have reservations about

be suspicious of

have doubts about

have misgivings about

feel uneasy about

harbour suspicions about

have no confidence in

have no faith in

have suspicions about

call into question

be unconvinced about

be unsure about

lack confidence in

regard with suspicion

harbour reservations about

be sceptical of

have qualms about

feel apprehensive about

have reservations

be skeptical of

be sceptical about

feel chary about

smell a rat about

have a funny feeling about

look askance at

take with a grain of salt

take with a pinch of salt

be incredulous of

entertain doubts about

cast doubt upon

raise doubts about

have hesitations about

cast aspersions on

raise objections to

express reservations about

express suspicions about

be distrustful of

be mistrustful of

be uneasy about

take issue with

protest against

take a stand against

shoot full of holes

struggle against

take exception to

push back against

fly in the face of

give no credence to

shoot down in flames

make a stand against

have bone to pick

blow out of the water

refuse to accept

make a nonsense of

raise a question

bring into question

render null and void

cast aspersions upon

express concern

put under suspicion

drive a coach and horses through

poke full of holes

shake one's faith in

give the lie to

say the opposite of

throw down the gauntlet

campaign against

put up an argument

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

compete against

spare no effort

dissent against

declare to be untrue

be at loggerheads

pick an argument with

prove to be wrong

argue the pros and cons of

show to be wrong

bandy words concerning

show to be false

not see eye to eye

put up argument

have an argument about

give thumbs down to

prove to be false

agitate against

exchange views on

bat back and forth

be a dissenter from

call one's bluff

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Verb

To yield or lose one's resolve

give oneself over

throw in the sponge

show the white flag

give up the struggle

throw in the towel

raise the white flag

resign yourself

wave the white flag

come off second-best

be overwhelmed by

be conquered by

put up white flag

throw in your hand

make concessions

give yourself up

hoist the white flag

throw up one's hands

throw up the sponge

show white flag

give away the store

be taken to cleaners

meet one's Waterloo

be outdistanced

roll over and play dead

act in accordance with

have no fight left

be overthrown by

change your mind

be destroyed by

be vanquished by

be converted to

be persuaded by

be a casualty to

pass into the hands of

pass into enemy hands

lose one's position to

resign oneself to

come off second best

be unsuccessful

get the worst of it

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Verb

(of one's voice) To speak haltingly

Verb

To physically give way under force or pressure

bend out of shape

distort the shape of

become distorted

become contorted

become deformed

become misshapen

become malformed

develop a wrinkle

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Noun

A slight trembling movement (or sound)

shaking movement

Noun

A movement from side to side or back and forth

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