About The Word Vacillate
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Vacillate
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What's The Definition Of Vacillate?
[v] move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"
[v] be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" Synonyms | Synonyms for Vacillate: fluctuate | hover | oscillate | vibrate | waver Related Terms | Find terms related to Vacillate: See Also | hesitate | shillyshally | swing | waffle | waver Vacillate In Webster's Dictionary \Vac"il*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vacillated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Vacillating}.] [L. vacillare, vacillatum; cf.
Skr. va[~n]c.]
1. To move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to
waver.
[A spheroid] is always liable to shift and
vacillatefrom one axis to another. --Paley.
2. To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady or
inconstant; to waver.
Syn: See {Fluctuate}.
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