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“Wavering” in Japanese

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尻込み shirigomi しりごみ

Wavering in Japanese is “尻込み” (shirigomi). Full meaning: hesitation, wavering, faltering, balking, recoil, flinching.

Other ways to say “Wavering” in Japanese

気迷い kimayoi wavering, hesitating 浮腰 ukigoshi wavering, unsteady; floating hip throw (judo) ふらふら furafura unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily; wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively; aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking ぷらぷら purapura unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily; wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively; aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking ぶらぶら burabura unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily; wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively; aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking フラフラ furafura unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily; wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively; aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking プラプラ purapura unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily; wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively; aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking ブラブラ burabura unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily; wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively; aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking フラブラ furabura unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily; wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively; aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking ぷらぷらっ purapura unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily; wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively; aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking フラフラッ furafura unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily; wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively; aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking

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