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- Dictionaryvacillating/ˈvasɪleɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute: "he was accused of vacillating leadership"
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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
VACILLATING definition: 1. present participle of vacillate 2. to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two…. Learn more.
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.
When you're having trouble sticking to a decision, you can be described as vacillating — meaning that you are swaying between two choices. The spelling of vacillating can be tricky to remember. But vacillating, like its definition "uncertain," has the letter c in it.
Vacillate definition: to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute. See examples of VACILLATE used in a sentence.