vacillating
[ vas-uh-ley-ting ]
/ ˈvæs əˌleɪ tɪŋ /
adjective
not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating: an ineffectual, vacillating person.
oscillating; swaying; fluctuating: a vacillating indicator.
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Nearby words
vaccinology, vachel, vacherin, vacillant, vacillate, vacillating, vacillation, vacillatory, vacterl syndrome, vacua, vacuity
Also vacillant.
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vac·il·lat·ing·ly, adverbnon·vac·il·lat·ing, adjectiveun·vac·il·lat·ing, adjectiveDefinition for vacillating (2 of 2)
vacillate
[ vas-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈvæs əˌleɪt /
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.
to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger.
to oscillate or fluctuate.
Origin of vacillate
SYNONYMS FOR vacillate
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vac·il·la·tor, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for vacillating (1 of 2)
vacillating
rarely vacillant (ˈvæsɪlənt)
/ (ˈvæsɪˌleɪtɪŋ) /
adjective
inclined to waver; indecisive
Derived Forms
vacillatingly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for vacillating (2 of 2)
vacillate
/ (ˈvæsɪˌleɪt) /
verb (intr)
to fluctuate in one's opinions; be indecisive
to sway from side to side physically; totter or waver
Derived Forms
vacillation, nounvacillator, nounWord Origin for vacillate
C16: from Latin vacillāre to sway, of obscure origin
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