vacillate

C2 Topic:Register & Style
US /ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/
verb Freq #138044

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

    The line on the monitor vacillated in a steady rhythm.

  2. 2
    verb

    to be undecided about something

    I am vacillating between two consoles.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to move or sway in a rising... waver
2 verb · to be undecided about... vibrate
Word family
Related forms vacillantvacillatingvacillationvacillatorvacillatory

Etymology

From Latin vacillātum, supine form of vacillō (“sway, waver”).

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