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vacillate

[ vas-uh-leyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, vac·il·lat·ed, vac·il·lat·ing.

to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute:
His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
Synonyms: hesitate
to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger.
Synonyms: reel
to oscillate or fluctuate.

vacillate

/ ˈvæsɪˌleɪt /

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin vacillātus (past participle of vacillāre “to sway to and fro”); -ate ¹

C16: from Latin vacillāre to sway, of obscure origin

I kind of self-edit that out of the history, but they did vacillate for quite a while.

It seems like you vacillate between 10 and 20 members at any given time.

Van der Sloot appears to vacillate between apologetic and aloof in his response, captured on hidden camera.

Whether the habit is some fundamental moral habit or the multiplication table, be consistent, do not vacillate.

The double character which pertained to the Popes made them perpetually vacillate between two contradictory systems of policy.

It is a sure knowledge, that does not gaze and vacillate hither and thither according to its own thoughts.

He may have more money one year than another, but his better fortunes never vacillate.

Coxon continued to vacillate between submission to the Governor of Jamaica and open rebellion.

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