Associations to the word «Vacillate»

Wiktionary

VACILLATE, verb. (intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
VACILLATE, verb. (intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

Dictionary definition

VACILLATE, verb. Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement".
VACILLATE, verb. Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated".

Wise words

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