vacillate, v.
(vacillated, vacillates, vacillating)
(vacillated, vacillates, vacillating)
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
fluctuate vacillate waver
sample sentences
"the line on the monitor vacillated"verb frames
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verb frames
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
hover oscillate vacillate vibrate
sample sentences
"He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"verb frames
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form