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English verb: vacillate | |||
| 1. | vacillate (stative) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action | ||
| Samples | He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement. | ||
| Synonyms | hover, oscillate, vibrate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hesitate, waffle, waver | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shillyshally | ||
| 2. | vacillate (motion) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | ||
| Samples | The line on the monitor vacillated. | ||
| Synonyms | fluctuate, waver | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | swing | ||
| Verb group | fluctuate | ||
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