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adjective
- 1. wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute: "he was accused of vacillating leadership"
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VACILLATING definition: 1. present participle of vacillate 2. to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two…. Learn more.
to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses; to sway through lack of equilibrium; fluctuate, oscillate… See the full definition
to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions: Her mood vacillated between hope and despair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Doubt & ambivalence. ambivalence. ambivalently. askance. be in two minds idiom. fence-sitting. have a foot in both camps idiom. haw. hem and haw idiom. noncommittally. nonconcern. nonplussed
to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions: Her mood vacillated between hope and despair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Doubt & ambivalence. ambivalence. ambivalently. askance. be of two minds idiom. fence-sitting. have a foot in both camps idiom. haw. hem and haw idiom. noncommittally. nonconcern. nonplussed
Vacillating definition: not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating. See examples of VACILLATING used in a sentence.
Vacillate definition: to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute. See examples of VACILLATE used in a sentence.
1. To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; waver: She vacillated about whether to leave. 2. To change between one state and another; fluctuate: The weather vacillated between sunny and rainy. 3. Archaic To sway from one side to the other. [Latin vacillāre, vacillāt-, to waver .] vac′il·lat′ing·ly adv.
verb. If you vacillate between two alternatives or choices, you keep changing your mind. [formal] She vacillates between studying economics and languages. [V + between] We cannot vacillate on the question of the party's leadership. [ + on , VERB] Synonyms: waver, hesitate, dither [mainly British], haver More Synonyms of vacillate.
verb. /ˈvæsəleɪt/ [intransitive] (formal) Verb Forms. to keep changing your opinion or thoughts about something, especially in a way that annoys other people synonym waver. The country’s leaders are still vacillating between confrontation and compromise. Topics Opinion and argument c2. Word Origin. Join us.
Vacillate means to waver back and forth, unable to decide. You might vacillate between ordering waffles and pancakes at your favorite diner — it’s hard to pick just one when both are so tasty! Something that vacillates sways or fluctuates, often quite unsteadily.
