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Vacillate   /vˈæsəlˌeɪt/   Listen
Vacillate

verb
(past & past part. vacillated; pres. part. vacillating)
1.
Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.  Synonyms: hover, oscillate, vibrate.
2.
Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern.  Synonyms: fluctuate, waver.





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"Vacillate" Quotes from Famous Books



... rode into the park he did not vacillate. He put his horse at a sharp canter, and started round the path. But he had not ridden far when he suddenly checked his horse, and reined him up with a couple of riders. "I've been looking for you," he said frankly. Peter had not ...
— The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him • Paul Leicester Ford


Words linked to "Vacillate" :   vacillation, hesitate, oscillate, waffle, vacillant, vacillator, shillyshally, vibrate, fluctuate, swing, hover


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