vacilar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hesitate verb To pause before doing or deciding something because of doubt or reluctance.
- hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
- 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.
- welch verb To fail to pay a debt or honor a promise, especially a bet.
- wobble verb To move unsteadily from side to side, rocking rather than moving smoothly.
Senses
vacilar is used for these senses in English:
- hesitate (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
- hover To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
- teeter (intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.
- teeter (figuratively) To be indecisive; to hesitate.
- waver To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
- welch To fail to fulfill an obligation.
- wobble (intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
hover — full definition
- verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
- verb To linger near a place or person, especially anxiously or protectively.
- verb To be uncertain or wavering between options.
- verb To position a cursor over something on a screen without clicking.