weifelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
• teeter verb To tilt back and forth on an edge.
• vacillate verb To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
• 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

1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

teeter — full definition

1. verb To tilt back and forth on an edge.
2. verb To totter (move unsteadily).
3. verb To be indecisive; to hesitate.
4. verb To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.

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