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колебание — meaning in English

kolebanie

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English meaning

  • demur verb Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
  • dither verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
  • falter verb To lose strength, confidence, or momentum; to hesitate or waver.
  • fluctuation noun An irregular rise and fall, especially in level, amount, or value.
  • hesitation noun A brief pause caused by uncertainty or reluctance before acting or deciding.
  • waver verb To hesitate or show signs of doubt, especially about a decision or resolve.

Senses

колебание is used for these senses in English:

  • demur An act of objecting or taking exception; a scruple; also, an exception taken or objection to something.
  • dither The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.
  • falter An unsteadiness.
  • fluctuation A wavering; unsteadiness.
  • hesitation An act of hesitating
  • vacillation Changing location by moving back and forth.
  • waver An act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving; a flutter, a tremble.

demur — full definition

  1. verb Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
  2. verb To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).
  3. verb To endure, to last.
  4. verb To linger, to tarry.

dither — full definition

  1. verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
  2. verb To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
  3. verb To do something nervously.
  4. verb To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

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