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  • 71sway — /sweɪ / (say sway) verb (i) 1. to move to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support; swing to and fro. 2. to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction. 3. to incline in opinion, sympathy, tendency, etc. 4. to… …

  • 72sway — [swā] vi. [ME sweyen < ON sveigja, to turn, bend: for IE base see SWATHE1] 1. a) to swing or move from side to side or to and fro b) to vacillate or alternate between one position, opinion, etc. and another c) to lean or incline to one side;… …

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  • 73vacillation — noun 1. indecision in speech or action • Syn: ↑hesitation, ↑wavering • Derivationally related forms: ↑waver (for: ↑wavering), ↑vacillate, ↑hesitate ( …

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  • 74wavering — I noun 1. the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes he kept a record of price fluctuations • Syn: ↑fluctuation • Derivationally related forms: ↑waver, ↑fluctuate (for: ↑ …

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  • 75see-saw — n., v., adj., & adv. n. 1 a a device consisting of a long plank balanced on a central support for children to sit on at each end and move up and down by pushing the ground with their feet. b a game played on this. 2 an up and down or to and fro… …

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  • 76back and fill — phrasal 1. : to alternately back the sails and fill the sails of a ship so as to keep it clear of the shore and obstructions while the current of a river or channel carries it down 2. : to take opposite positions alternately : alternately favor… …

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  • 77know one's own mind — {v. phr.} To no( hesitate or vacillate; be definite in one s ideas or plans. * /It is impossible to do business with Fred, because he doesn t know his own mind./ …

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  • 78know one's own mind — {v. phr.} To no( hesitate or vacillate; be definite in one s ideas or plans. * /It is impossible to do business with Fred, because he doesn t know his own mind./ …

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  • 79Doubt — (dout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doubted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doubting}.] [OE. duten, douten, OF. duter, doter, douter, F. douter, fr. L. dubitare; akin to dubius doubtful. See {Dubious}.] 1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to… …

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  • 80Doubted — Doubt Doubt (dout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doubted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doubting}.] [OE. duten, douten, OF. duter, doter, douter, F. douter, fr. L. dubitare; akin to dubius doubtful. See {Dubious}.] 1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in… …

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