What is the meaning of vacillating?

verb

  • Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.
    • usage: "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
  • Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern.
    • usage: "the line on the monitor vacillated"

adjective

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APAWordNet. (2010). vacillating. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/vacillating/definitions/1187704
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "vacillating" http://smartdefine.org/vacillating/definitions/1187704 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, vacillating, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/vacillating/definitions/1187704>.
MLAWordNet. "vacillating" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/vacillating/definitions/1187704>
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