weifelen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
- teeter verb To rock unsteadily from side to side on a narrow point.
- vacillate verb To move or rock unevenly from one side to another.
- waver verb To hesitate or show signs of doubt, especially about a decision or resolve.
Senses
weifelen is used for these senses in English:
- linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
- linger (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
- teeter (figuratively) To be indecisive; to hesitate.
- vacillate (intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
- waver To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
linger — full definition
- verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
- verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.
teeter — full definition
- verb To rock unsteadily from side to side on a narrow point.
- verb To move about unsteadily, as if about to fall.
- verb To be unable to decide; to hold back from acting.
- verb To be on the verge of something usually bad happening.
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