verb
- Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.
- usage: "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
- Move to and fro.
- usage: "The shy student lingered in the corner"
- synonyms: linger
- Hang in the air; fly or be suspended above.
- Be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
- usage: "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
- synonyms: levitate
- Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.
- usage: "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
- synonyms: brood, loom, bulk large
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