vverb.stativebe undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of actionSynset:hover oscillate vacillate vibrate
Examples:- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
Derivationally Related Form:vacillantoscillationvacillationvacillator
Hypernyms:hesitate waffle waver
Inherited Hypernyms:hoverhesitate
Direct Hyponyms:shillyshally
Full Troponyms:shillyshally
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.motionmove or swing from side to side regularlySynset:oscillate vibrate
Examples:- the needle on the meter was oscillating
Derivationally Related Form:oscillationoscillatoryvibrationvibrator
Hypernyms:sway swing
Inherited Hypernyms:oscillateswingmove back and forthmove
Direct Hyponyms:huntlibrate
Full Troponyms:huntlibrate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
adj satadj.allhaving periodic vibrationsSynset:oscillatory
Antonyms:aperiodic
Derivationally Related Form:oscillate
Inherited Hypernyms:oscillatory
Similar to:periodic periodical