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Vacillate

Vacillate Meaning & Definition
Vacillate Definition And Meaning

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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