vacillate
verb/ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/
Etymology
From Latin vacillātum, supine form of vacillō (“sway, waver”). By surface analysis, Latin vacill- + -ate.
- derived from vacillātum
Definitions
To sway unsteadily from one side to the other
To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
- Its [the barometer's] normal register in the Paumotus [the Tuamotus] was 29.90, and it was quite customary to see it vacillate between 29.85 and 30.00, or even 30.05; […]
To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
- Though it is vital to be alert for circumstances which require a change of plan, it is fatal to vacillate.
- On the streets of Berlin, Ruth and her compatriots vacillated "between hope and despair."
The neighborhood
- neighborvacillant
- neighborvacillating
- neighborvacillation
- neighborvacillator
- neighborvacillatory
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA