vacillate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #138044

Meanings

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

verb
to be undecided about something

I am vacillating between two consoles.

Verb forms

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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”).

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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