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Meaning of 'vacillate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vacillate [ v. t.]
- To move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to waver.
- To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady or inconstant; to waver.

Meaning of 'vacillate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vacillate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
Example in sentence:
  • He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
Meaning (2):
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Example in sentence:
  • the line on the monitor vacillated

Nearby Words:

vacancies vacancy vacant vacantly vacate vacated vacating vacation vaccary vaccina

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