Vacillate: alternatives and connections

To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.

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To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.

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To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he hesitated whether to accept the offer…

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To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.

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A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer.

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To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.

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Vacillating; wavering; fluctuating; irresolute.

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Vacillating; wavering; fluctuating; irresolute.

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The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering.

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The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering.

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To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.

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A cover; a shelter; a protection.

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To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.

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of Vibrate

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.