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  • present participle of waver.
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wavering

[wey-ver-ing] / ˈweɪ vər ɪŋ /




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And in this strict social classification - known as songbun – the jjaepo belong to the "wavering class", somewhere between the core and hostile classes.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Stocks were still wavering Wednesday afternoon after a Senate panel voted to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Federal Reserve chair and the Fed kept interest rates unchanged.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

The pioneering crypto’s sharp reversal signals a now increasing appetite for risk, with traditional safe-haven assets wavering.

From MarketWatch Mar. 4, 2026

France is expected to continue posting one of the eurozone’s lowest inflation rates, with consumer prices seen wavering between 1% and 1.5% in the coming months, ING economist Charlotte de Montpellier said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Straining to hear any wavering doubt in their voices, Briony listened to Marshall, then Lola, repeating the words after the vicar.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Green waverings play on the high gray stone.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2013

If there were any waverings within the military leadership after the U.S. decision, they failed to show.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unruffled by blasts from Buenos Aires' Luna Park and the University of Chicago's Midway, unshaken by waverings and defections in the ranks of his own followers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Lincoln Tunnel reminds him of an extended lavatory wall; there is fascination in the waverings of tin cans, tires and old shoes under a few inches of water.

From Time Magazine Archive

Had it been allowable entertainment, had there been no pain to her friend, or reproach to herself, in the waverings of Harriet’s mind, Emma would have been amused by its variations.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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