Vacillate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- She continued to vacillate between the two job offers, unable to make a decision.
- The government has been vacillating on the issue of raising taxes to address the budget deficit.
- After weeks of deliberation, he still vacillated between selling the house and renovating it.
- The jury vacillated over the verdict for hours, considering both sides of the argument.
- As the deadline approached, she began to vacillate about her decision to run for office.
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Meaning 2
Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The stock prices vacillated wildly throughout the day due to market uncertainty.
- The line on the heart rate monitor vacillated between 80 and 120 beats per minute after surgery.
- The wind turbine's blade vacillated in the strong gusts, causing the structure to creak.
- As the engine warmed up, the temperature gauge vacillated until it stabilized.
- The cursor on the GPS screen vacillated between 'calculating route' and 'loading' for several minutes.