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vacillating
vac·il·late V0002900 (văs′ə-lāt′)intr.v. vac·il·lat·ed, vac·il·lat·ing, vac·il·lates 1. To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; waver: She vacillated about whether to leave.2. To change between one state and another; fluctuate: The weather vacillated between sunny and rainy.3. Archaic To sway from one side to the other.
[Latin vacillāre, vacillāt-, to waver.]
vac′il·lat′ing·ly adv.vac′il·la′tion n.vac′il·la′tor n.vacillating (ˈvæsɪˌleɪtɪŋ) or rarely vacillantadjinclined to waver; indecisive ˈvacilˌlatingly advvac•il•lat•ing (ˈvæs əˌleɪ tɪŋ)
adj. 1. not resolute; wavering; indecisive. 2. oscillating; fluctuating. [1805–15] vac′il•lat`ing•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  vacillating - uncertain in purpose or action vacillant, waveringirresolute - uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute" |
vacillatingadjective indecisive, irresolute, hesitant, uncertain, faltering, wavering, unresolved, oscillating, in two minds (informal), shillyshallying (informal) He has proved weak, indecisive and vacillating.Translationsvacillating
Synonyms for vacillatingadj indecisiveSynonyms- indecisive
- irresolute
- hesitant
- uncertain
- faltering
- wavering
- unresolved
- oscillating
- in two minds
- shillyshallying
Synonyms for vacillatingadj uncertain in purpose or actionSynonymsRelated Words |