wavery
Shaking a bit
Wavery means unsteady, fluctuating, or showing signs of wavering.
The word describes something that trembles or lacks firmness—a wavery voice quavers with emotion, a wavery line isn't quite straight.
It's an informal variant of wavering, used when something seems about to give way: Her resolve looked wavery after the third rejection.
Unstably balanced, nearly falling
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
- wobblyTending to teeter
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
staggering · lurching · unstable · precarious · unbalanced · rickety · doddering · stumbling
Shaking in tone
- tremulousShaky from fear
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
unsteady · cracking · breaking · wobbly · warbling · vibrato · thin · reedy
Moving in waves
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- ripplingFlowing in undulations
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
shimmering · fluttering · oscillating · wobbling · flickering · vibrating · shaking · pulsating
Slow to act
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- undecidedNot having chosen
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
dithering · noncommittal · wishy-washy · shilly-shallying · equivocating · uncertain · doubtful · uncommitted
teetering
Unstably balanced, nearly falling
faltering · staggering · lurching · unstable · precarious · unbalanced · rickety · doddering · stumbling · reeling
quavering
Shaking in tone
trembling · unsteady · cracking · breaking · wobbly · warbling · vibrato · thin · reedy · halting
undulating
Moving in waves
trembling · shimmering · fluttering · oscillating · wobbling · flickering · vibrating · shaking · pulsating · rocking
hesitant
Slow to act
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- undecidedNot having chosen
ambivalent · dithering · noncommittal · wishy-washy · shilly-shallying · equivocating · uncertain · doubtful · uncommitted · fence-sitting
waveryresolute
Fixed in purpose
decisive · unwavering · determined · steadfast · firm
- tidal waveEnormous oceanic surge
- wave goodbyeGesture signaling departure
- heat waveExtended extreme warmth
- sound wavesPressure disturbances carrying noise
- making wavesCausing noticeable disruption
- wave offDismiss with gesture
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