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to wabble

to wabble

9.9
To be unsure and change your mind often
  • verb
  • /ˈwæbəl/
translation icon : vacilar
  • The committee continued to wabble between two possible locations for the event.

Examples

  • If you wabble too long, you might miss the opportunity entirely.

  • He tends to wabble when making decisions.

  • He tends to wabble whenever he faces a difficult decision.

  • Don't wabble now!

  • The voters seem to wabble about which candidate to support as the election approaches.

  • She will wabble between different vacation spots until she makes a final choice.

  • The manager tends to wabble between approving the budget increases or reducing expenses.

Synonyms

to waver
vsto wabble
52 5.7

To show doubt when making a decision

may mean shifting back and forth more than simple uncertainty
to hover
vsto wabble
37 5.4

To be unable to decide between different options in your mind

often involves repeated changes, not only staying undecided
to flip-flop
vsto wabble
  • Literature
23 5.3

To suddenly change your opinion or decision

is about general undecidedness rather than sudden or frequent reversals
to waffle
vsto wabble
15 8.3

To delay giving a clear answer or making a choice

tends to change repeatedly rather than just avoid commitment
to vacillate
vsto wabble
8 8.1

To be unable to decide and keep changing between choices

also covers simply being undecided as well as frequent change
to dither
vsto wabble
8 7.7

To act nervously and be unable to decide quickly

is about repeated switching rather than nervous hesitation
to oscillate
vsto wabble
3 7.4

Change repeatedly between different opinions or choices

includes being undecided as well as frequent alternation
to waffle on
vsto wabble
  • Informal
3 9.0

To keep changing your mind and not give a clear answer

focuses on repeated changing, not just vague speech
to flip-flop on issues
vsto wabble
  • Literature
1 8.2

To change opinions or promises about important matters often without a clear reason

is similar but not limited to important public matters
to dither over
vsto wabble
1 7.9

To hesitate before deciding, often about small things

covers repeated changes and larger choices rather than minor hesitation
to stand shilly-shally
vsto wabble
  • Archaic
9.9

To be unsure and not decide

means changing opinions often rather than only hesitating

Antonyms

to decide
∞ 1.0

To make a choice after thinking about the options

to commit
706 3.4

To give time, money, or effort to something

How Indecisive

to flip-flop
  • Literature
23 5.3
to wabble
9.9
to waver
52 5.7
to hesitate
318 2.5

Surface Forms

wabble infinitive
wabbed past
wabbed past participle
wabbling present participle
wabbles third person singular

Etymology

Wabble used for decisions comes from the idea of 'wobbling' back and forth like a loose object. A helpful way to remember it is that to wabble is to be unsure and keep changing between choices.