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lubaylubay [lu.bay.lú.bay.] : hesitate (v.); waver (v.)
Related words: nukos-nukos

Derivatives of lubaylubay


Glosses:
hesitate
v. (stative)1. hesitate, waffle, waverpause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
~ doubtlack confidence in or have doubts about.; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"
~ dwell on, linger overdelay.
~ bogglehesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear.
~ hover, lingermove to and fro.; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
~ hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibratebe undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
~ falter, waverbe unsure or weak.; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
v. (stative)2. hesitate, pauseinterrupt temporarily an activity before continuing.; "The speaker paused"
~ hem and hawutter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation.; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"
~ scruplehesitate on moral grounds.; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
~ delayact later than planned, scheduled, or required.; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
waver
n. (person)1. waversomeone who communicates by waving.
~ communicatora person who communicates with others.
n. (act)2. falter, faltering, hesitation, waverthe act of pausing uncertainly.; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
~ pausetemporary inactivity.
n. (act)3. flicker, flutter, waverthe act of moving back and forth.
~ movement, motility, motion, movea change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
v. (stative)4. falter, waverbe unsure or weak.; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
~ hesitate, waffle, waverpause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
v. (motion)5. falter, wavermove hesitatingly, as if about to give way.
~ movemove so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
v. (motion)6. fluctuate, vacillate, wavermove or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern.; "the line on the monitor vacillated"
~ swingalternate dramatically between high and low values.; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
~ fluctuatecause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern.
v. (motion)7. flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver, wavermove back and forth very rapidly.; "the candle flickered"
~ move back and forthmove in one direction and then into the opposite direction.
v. (motion)8. waver, weavesway to and fro.
~ sway, swingmove or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.; "He swung back"
v. (communication)9. quaver, wavergive off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency.
~ vocalize, voice, vocalise, soundutter with vibrating vocal chords.