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Be undecided between two opinions or courses of action

To move in a quivering way

To become weaker or falter

Interrupt action or speech briefly

To express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive

To feel or show fear or apprehension

To change direction as a result of entering a different medium

To have doubts or suspicions about

Make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength

To physically give way under force or pressure

A movement from side to side or back and forth

A thing that is irregular in form or nature

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Verb

Be undecided between two opinions or courses of action

pussyfoot around

sit on the fence

blow hot and cold

run hot and cold

be unable to make up your mind

be unable to decide

be in two minds

chop and change

go from one extreme to the other

vacillate about

have misgivings about

have scruples about

think twice about

have qualms about

have reservations about

keep changing your mind

be on the horns of a dilemma

drag your heels

play a waiting game

drag one's heels

change one's mind

be on the fence

will and will not

have misgivings

second-guessing oneself

express misgivings

let the grass grow under one's feet

while away time

express reluctance

express reservations

walk unsteadily

disrelish something

mind doing something

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

get into difficulties

have difficulty

drag one's heels over

drag one's feet over

walk falteringly

second-guessing yourself

be in a quandary

have second thoughts

be in a dilemma

think something unlikely

lack conviction

have doubts about

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

have one's doubts about

feel uneasy about

be reluctant about

kick the can down the road

put off doing something

use delaying tactics

postpone action

drag one's feet

take a raincheck

follow one another

act reciprocally

occur in rotation

work in sequence

take it in turns

act in sequence

be interspersed

lose your footing

lose your balance

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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 move in a quivering way

move to and fro

move up and down

walk unsteadily

move back and forth

go from one extreme to the other

shake like a leaf

move unsteadily

go back and forth

move backwards and forwards

tremble precariously

move falteringly

speak haltingly

walk with difficulty

move side to side

move from side to side

wave to and fro

swing backwards and forwards

swing back and forth

shine intermittently

blow hot and cold

move backward and forward

run hot and cold

make heavy weather

have the shakes

have the quivers

move erratically

move restlessly

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

Verb

To become weaker or falter

“Even against such overwhelming odds, Christian's father and uncle did not waver one bit.”

Verb

Interrupt action or speech briefly

take a breather

have a breather

catch one's breath

come to standstill

put your feet up

come up for air

blow hot and cold

suspend proceedings

pussyfoot around

sit on the fence

hold your horses

speak haltingly

be unable to decide

bide one's time

be unable to make up your mind

run hot and cold

adopt Fabian tactics

chop and change

keep changing your mind

speak falteringly

trip over your tongue

drag your heels

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

express misgivings

express reluctance

express reservations

relax one's efforts

change one's mind

finish the working day

drag one's heels

put something off

fumble for words

stumble over your words

avoid doing something

play a waiting game

keep from doing something

hold one's horses

twiddle one's thumbs

hold one's breath

kick your heels

cool your heels

hang onto your hat

hold everything

wait in the wings

hold in abeyance

bring to an end

lay on the table

put in cold storage

take a rain check on

take a rain check

put on the back burner

be in two minds

be in a quandary

have second thoughts

be in a dilemma

be on the horns of a dilemma

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Verb

To express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive

be non-committal

dodge the issue

evade the issue

parry questions

fudge the issue

pussyfoot around

beat about the bush

straddle the fence

avoid the issue

beat around the bush

beg the question

cloud the issue

duck the question

give run around

sit on the fence

blow hot and cold

play one's cards close to one's chest

straddle an issue

give nothing away

sidestep the issue

dodge the question

change one's mind

be noncommittal

mince one's words

shift ground about

skirt the issue

give the run around

play it close to the vest

hedge one's bets

stretch the truth

give a false colour to

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

be equivocal about

be evasive about

avoid answering

find a way round

beat about the bush about

fudge and mudge

give the runaround

dance around an issue

fail to mention

worm one's way out of

go over to the other side

slip through the net of

move to the side

put the move on

give someone a wide berth

break away from

give someone the slip

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Verb

To feel or show fear or apprehension

shake with fear

be reluctant to

take exception to

upset apple cart

draw the line at

be unwilling to

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Verb

To change direction as a result of entering a different medium

change direction

get sidetracked

leave beaten path

turn on your heel

change the course of

sail into the wind

go out of shape

become distorted

become deformed

become misshapen

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Verb

To have doubts or suspicions about

be undetermined

harbor suspicion

read differently

be apprehensive of

call in question

give no credence

have one's doubts

be in a quandary

take dim view of

be suspicious of

have misgivings about

have doubts about

have reservations about

feel uneasy about

have suspicions about

harbour suspicions about

lack confidence in

feel apprehensive about

be unsure about

regard with suspicion

be sceptical of

have qualms about

be unconvinced about

have no confidence in

have no faith in

harbour reservations about

call something into question

have reservations

be skeptical of

be sceptical about

feel chary about

be mistrustful of

smell a rat about

have your doubts about

have a funny feeling about

be distrustful of

be uneasy about

call into question

entertain doubts about

cast doubt upon

raise doubts about

have hesitations about

cast aspersions on

raise objections to

express reservations about

express suspicions about

look askance at

take with a grain of salt

take with a pinch of salt

be incredulous of

give no credence to

take something with a pinch of salt

test the waters

put out a feeler question

give the lie to

put under suspicion

drive a coach and horses through

shake one's faith in

shoot full of holes

shoot down in flames

blow out of the water

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Verb

Make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength

become merciful

concede something

allow something

agree to something

admit something

do an about-turn

give some slack

change one's mind

take a softer line

change your mind

throw in the towel

throw in the sponge

raise the white flag

show the white flag

wave the white flag

lay down your arms

put up white flag

give up the struggle

throw in your hand

give yourself up

lay down one's arms

resign yourself

give oneself up

throw up one's hands

throw up the sponge

eat one's words

be overwhelmed by

be conquered by

show white flag

give oneself over

act in accordance with

come off second-best

hoist the white flag

bow to something

give away the store

be taken to cleaners

meet one's Waterloo

be outdistanced

do an about-face

have second thoughts

break your promise

break one's word

be converted to

be persuaded by

roll over and play dead

give carte blanche

give something the nod

give the green light

give the go-ahead

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Verb

Fade out

catch the light

become brighter

shine intermittently

be incandescent

flutter an eyelid

flicker an eyelid

Verb

To physically give way under force or pressure

become distorted

become contorted

bend out of shape

become deformed

become malformed

become misshapen

develop a wrinkle

fall apart at the seams

come apart at the seams

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Noun

A movement from side to side or back and forth

Noun

A thing that is irregular in form or nature

shaking movement

convulsive movement

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