weifelen

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1 [dubben] waver ⇒ hesitate, be undecided

2 [onzeker zijn] fluctuate

♦voorbeelden:

1   na enig weifelen koos ik het laatste • after some hesitation I opted for the latter

     nog weifelen over de te volgen koers • be as yet undecided about the policy to be adopted

2   een weifelende markt • a fluctuating market

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Whiffle — Whif fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whiffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whiffling}.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced by D. weifelen to waver.] [1913 Webster] 1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whiffled — Whiffle Whif fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whiffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whiffling}.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced by D. weifelen to waver.] [1913 Webster] 1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whiffling — Whiffle Whif fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whiffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whiffling}.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced by D. weifelen to waver.] [1913 Webster] 1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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