What does teeter mean?
intransitive verb. 1a : to move unsteadily : wobble. b : waver, vacillate teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. 2 : seesaw. teeter.
What do you mean by wavering?
1 : to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction. 2a : to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : reel, totter. b : quiver, flicker wavering flames. c : to hesitate as if about to give way : falter.
What part of speech is undulation?
intransitive verb
undulate
| part of speech: | intransitive verb |
|---|---|
| inflections: | undulates, undulating, undulated |
| definition 1: | to move in waves or a wavelike motion. The wheat undulated in the wind. similar words: fluctuate, roll, ruffle |
| definition 2: | to have a wavelike form or pattern. |
Is Surfside one word or two?
Yes, surfside is in the scrabble dictionary.
Why do we say petered out?
1846 US miners’ slang, from 1812 peter (“to become exhausted”). Various speculative etymologies have been suggested, either from St. Peter (from the sense of “rock”), French péter (“to fart”), or saltpeter (ingredient in gunpowder, hence used in mining).
What do blubbered mean?
intransitive verb. : to weep noisily. transitive verb. 1 : to swell, distort, or wet with weeping. 2 : to utter while weeping.
What does wavering faith mean?
Wavering means to become weaker, faltering, undecided between two options. When we have it set in our minds that God should do something and when he doesn’t come through for us like we expect our faith can waver.
How do you use wavering?
uncertain in purpose or action.
- He tried to stiffen his wavering soldiers.
- Shareholders who were wavering met the directors.
- While we were wavering, somebody else bought the house.
- The man was asking, grammar wavering.
- She’s wavering between buying a house in the city or moving away.
How do you use undulate in a sentence?
Undulate in a Sentence ?
- The dancers’ movements were arranged so that they seemed to undulate like dolphins with the music.
- Because the ice skater had practiced her movements so much, she seemed to undulate on the ice.
- It is fun to watch the ocean waters undulate beneath our glass-bottom boat.
What is the meaning of the word tottering?
The adjective TOTTERING has 2 senses: 1. unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age. 2. (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse. Familiarity information: TOTTERING used as an adjective is rare.
What does tottering mean in relation to Egypt?
Egypt is tottering between rule by Islamists and the military. Bags had grown to this enormous monstrosity, wildly unfunctional, akin to tottering around on seven-inch heels.
What does the word tot mean in English?
[ tot-er ] / ˈtɒt ər /. to walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness. to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall: The tower seemed to totter in the wind.
What does it mean to do something as a means to an end?
a thing you do only in order to achieve or obtain something else: He saw his college education simply as a means to an end — a well-paid job. See also: end, mean, to Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017