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Skittish vs Wavering - What's the difference?

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Skittish is a related term of wavering.


As adjectives the difference between skittish and wavering

is that skittish is easily scared or startled; timid while wavering is fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.

As a verb wavering is

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As a noun wavering is

a state of fluctuation or indecision.

skittish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Easily scared or startled; timid.
    • The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
  • wanton; changeable; fickle
    • Skittish Fortune's hall. — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

    * spookish * jumpy * squirrelly

    Derived terms

    * skittishly * skittishness

    See also

    * startle

    wavering

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state of fluctuation or indecision.
    • the waverings of politicians, trying to please everybody