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单词 vacillating
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vacillating

She said nothing for a moment -- vacillating perhaps -- then she shook her head.Only when the third round of laughter began did he grasp its direction, and start off at a run towards it, the light still vacillating.In fact I am vacillating between despair and fatalistic elation.He was vacillating between French doors and a wall of windows, or extending the kitchen out about ten feet into the backyard.

Synonyms of 'vacillating'

indecisive, irresolute, hesitant, uncertain
More Synonyms of vacillating
(adjective) 
He has proved weak, indecisive and vacillating.
Synonyms
indecisive
He was criticised as a weak and indecisive leader.
irresolute
They launched the attack for fear of seeming irresolute.
hesitant
I was hesitant about accepting the invitation.
uncertain
He stopped, uncertain how to put the question tactfully.
faltering
He spoke in faltering English.
wavering
unresolved
oscillating
in two minds (informal)
shillyshallying (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of faltering
He spoke in faltering English.
Synonyms
hesitant,
broken,
weak,
uncertain,
stumbling,
tentative,
stammering,
timid,
irresolute
in the sense of hesitant
Definition
doubtful and unsure in speech or action
I was hesitant about accepting the invitation.
Synonyms
uncertain,
reluctant,
shy,
halting,
doubtful,
sceptical,
unsure,
hesitating,
wavering,
timid,
diffident,
lacking confidence,
vacillating,
hanging back,
irresolute,
half-arsed (British, slang),
half-assed (US, Canadian, slang),
half-hearted
in the sense of irresolute
Definition
unable to make decisions
They launched the attack for fear of seeming irresolute.
Synonyms
indecisive,
weak,
hesitating,
doubtful,
unsettled,
unstable,
tentative,
wavering,
hesitant,
undecided,
fickle,
unsteady,
infirm,
vacillating,
in two minds,
undetermined,
half-arsed (British, slang),
half-assed (US, Canadian, slang),
half-hearted

Nearby words of
vacillating

  • vaccinate
  • vaccine
  • vacillate
  • vacillating
  • vacillation
  • vacuity
  • vacuous

Related terms of
vacillating

  • vacillate

Synonyms of 'vacillating'

vacillating

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of uncertain
Definition
not definitely decided
He stopped, uncertain how to put the question tactfully.
Synonyms
unsure,
undecided,
at a loss,
vague,
unclear,
doubtful,
dubious,
ambivalent,
hazy,
hesitant,
vacillating,
in two minds,
undetermined,
irresolute
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