- 1. [v5u-s, vi] to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to flicker — used attributively or at the end of a sentence (uk)
- 2. [v5u-s, vi] to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate; to waver (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u, irregular)
| Dictionary form | たゆとう | (tayutou) |
| Polite | たゆといます | (tayutoimasu) |
| Past, plain | たゆとうた | (tayutouta) |
| Past, polite | たゆといました | (tayutoimashita) |
| Negative, plain | たゆとわない | (tayutowanai) |
| Negative, polite | たゆといません | (tayutoimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | たゆとわなかった | (tayutowanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | たゆといませんでした | (tayutoimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | たゆとうて | (tayutoute) |
| Potential | たゆとえる | (tayutoeru) |
| Volitional | たゆとおう | (tayutoou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | たゆとえば | (tayutoeba) |
| Passive | たゆとわれる | (tayutowareru) |
| Causative | たゆとわせる | (tayutowaseru) |
| Imperative | たゆとえ | (tayutoe) |