șovăi

Uncertain. Probably an expressive creation.

• IPA^(key): /ʃo.vəˈi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: șo‧vă‧i

a șovăi (third-person singular present șovăiește or șovăie, past participle șovăit) 4th conj. (intransitive, now literary)

1. to hesitate

   Synonyms: ezita, (chiefly informal) se codi, (literary) pregeta

2. (now uncommon, of beings) to totter, be unsteady in one’s movements

   Synonyms: se clătina, se împletici

3. (now uncommon, of objects) to sway, waver

   Synonyms: se clătina, se legăna

4. (uncommon) to fluctuate

   Synonym: fluctua

5. (uncommon, of feelings) to waver
6. (obsolete) to evade responsibility using pretexts

   Synonyms: se eschiva, (informal) se codi, (colloquial) o întoarce

• șovăitor
• șovăială
• șovăielnic

• șovăi in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)