fence-sitting
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˈfensˌsɪt.ɪŋ/us/ˈfensˌsɪt̬.ɪŋ/supportingbothsidesin adisagreementbecause you cannot make adecisionor do notwanttoannoyoroffendeitherside:
She was fence-sitting on theunionissueuntilrecently.
Afterweeksof fence-sitting, hefinallytook aposition.
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fence-sitter
- Herresponseto the mayor’scommentswas atextbookexampleofpoliticalfence-sitting.
- You maycallthisindependence, but to me it's just fence-sitting.
- Enough fence-sitting;timeto make achoice.
Doubt & ambivalence
- ambivalence
- ambivalent
- ambivalently
- askance
- be in two mindsidiom
- haw
- hem
- hem and hawidiom
- hum and hawidiom
- indecision
- nonplussed
- quandary
- rudderless
- shades of greyidiom
- shilly-shally
- wary
- waver
- wavering
- wishy-washy
- wobble