Fence-sitting
Fence-sitting noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: in Congress there was a lot of fence-sitting regarding the war, with many representatives waiting to see which way the political wind was blowing
Wobbling and fence-sitting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wobbling" instead a noun phrase "Fence-sitting".
Wobbling
Wobbling noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: the mayor's apparent wobbling on the issue of increased property taxes
Fence-sitting and wobbling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fence-sitting" instead a noun "Wobbling".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unsettled and fence-sitting
- unsettled and wobbling
- staggering and fence-sitting
- staggering and wobbling
- faltering and fence-sitting
- faltering and wobbling
- vacillating and fence-sitting
- vacillating and wobbling
- uncertain and fence-sitting
- uncertain and wobbling
- wavering and fence-sitting
- wavering and wobbling
- pause and fence-sitting
- pause and wobbling
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