Meaning of VACILLATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'vasu`leyt
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | fluctuate, hover, oscillate, vibrate, waver |
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| | See Also: | | hesitate, shillyshally, swing, waffle, waver | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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