vacillate
Origin of vacillate
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Other words for vacillate
Other words from vacillate
- vac·il·la·tor, noun
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How to use vacillate in a sentence
On that front, the country and the world have been stuck in a sort of perpetual purgatory, vacillating between priorities and half-measures in a way that leaves no one safe or satisfied.
The sad, predictable limits of America’s “economic recovery” | Emily Stewart | September 22, 2021 | VoxThe show spends so much time vacillating between styles that it neglects to move what should be a thrilling plot forward.
AMC’s Kevin Can F**K Himself Squanders a Thrillingly Subversive Premise | Judy Berman | June 18, 2021 | TimeA global shortage of computer chips, brought on by vacillating demand and supply chain issues, is currently rippling through device-makers, of course, but also makers of cars, vacuum cleaners, and stove vents.
IBM’s New Chip Technology Shows Off the Next Big Step in Moore’s Law | Jason Dorrier | May 9, 2021 | Singularity HubRemember, it’s usually the case that the presidential vote will vacillate a bit in a state as more- or less-popular candidates earn their parties’ nominations.
Is the choice for Democrats Joe Manchin or the minority? | Philip Bump | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostHe vacillated between bold proclamations of his faith in God and wrenching grief and confusion.
A Temp Worker Died on the Job After FedEx Didn’t Fix a Known Hazard. The Fine: $7,000. | by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism | December 23, 2020 | ProPublica
I kind of self-edit that out of the history, but they did vacillate for quite a while.
David Chase on Tony Soprano’s Fate, the State of TV, and Why He Couldn’t Finish ‘True Detective’ | Marlow Stern | September 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt seems like you vacillate between 10 and 20 members at any given time.
Mother Falcon the 18-Piece Indie Symphonic Rock Band Taking Texas By Storm | Abby Haglage | June 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTVan der Sloot appears to vacillate between apologetic and aloof in his response, captured on hidden camera.
Natalee Holloway: Is the Bone in Aruba Hers? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 19, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTWhether the habit is some fundamental moral habit or the multiplication table, be consistent, do not vacillate.
The Science of Human Nature | William Henry PyleThe double character which pertained to the Popes made them perpetually vacillate between two contradictory systems of policy.
The Thirty Years War, Complete | Friedrich SchillerIt is a sure knowledge, that does not gaze and vacillate hither and thither according to its own thoughts.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. II | Martin LutherHe may have more money one year than another, but his better fortunes never vacillate.
The Wedding Ring | T. De Witt TalmageCoxon continued to vacillate between submission to the Governor of Jamaica and open rebellion.
The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century | Clarence Henry Haring
British Dictionary definitions for vacillate
/ (ˈvæsɪˌleɪt) /
to fluctuate in one's opinions; be indecisive
to sway from side to side physically; totter or waver
Origin of vacillate
1Derived forms of vacillate
- vacillation, noun
- vacillator, noun
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