колеба́ться — meaning in English
kolebatsya
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English meaning
- dither verb To quiver, shudder, or shake.
- fluctuate verb To rise and fall irregularly in number, amount or level.
- 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.
- judder noun A sudden, shaky trembling movement.
- oscillate verb To move repeatedly from side to side, often in a steady pattern.
- seesaw noun A playground plank balanced in the middle so that a person on one end goes up as the person on the other goes down.
- stagger verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
- 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.
- wobble verb To move unsteadily from side to side, rocking rather than moving smoothly.
Senses
колеба́ться is used for these senses in English:
- dither (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
- fluctuate (intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing.
- hem and haw (idiomatic, US) To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.
- 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.
- judder (intransitive) To spasm or shake violently.
- oscillate (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
- seesaw (intransitive, by extension) To fluctuate.
dither — full definition
- verb To quiver, shudder, or shake.
- verb To keep changing your mind or put off deciding something.
- verb To act in a nervous, fidgety way.
- verb (computing) To add small random variation to digital data or an image, to smooth out visible steps in colour or sound.
fluctuate — full definition
- verb To rise and fall irregularly in number, amount or level.
- verb To change repeatedly between different moods, opinions or states.
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