What does vacillate mean?
Definitions for vacillate
ˈvæs əˌleɪtvac·il·late
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word vacillate.
Princeton's WordNet
hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillateverb
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
"He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
fluctuate, vacillate, waververb
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
"the line on the monitor vacillated"
Wiktionary
vacillateverb
To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
vacillateverb
To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
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vacillate
To vacillate is to be indecisive or to waver between different opinions or actions; to be unable to choose between different courses of action. This can refer to individuals or entities who continually change their mind or position on something.
Webster Dictionary
Vacillateverb
to move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to waver
Vacillateverb
to fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady or inconstant; to waver
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Vacillate
vas′i-lāt, v.i. to sway to and fro: to waver: to be unsteady.—adjs. Vac′illant, vacillating; Vac′illāting, inclined to fluctuate: wavering: unsteady.—adv. Vac′illātingly.—n. Vacillā′tion, act of vacillating.—adj. Vac′illātory, wavering. [L. vacillāre, -ātum.]
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Anagrams for vacillate »
cavatelli
laticlave
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vacillate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vacillate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of vacillate in a Sentence
I vacillate between the various theories I’ve heard, but you know, if you had somebody as president who wanted to take America down, who wanted to fundamentally weaken our position in the world and reduce our capacity to influence events, turn our back on our allies and encourage our adversaries, it would look exactly like what Barack Obama’s doing.
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- vacil·larCatalan, Valencian
- váhat, kolísatCzech
- vacilarSpanish
- soutaa ja huovata, huojua, horjua, epäröidä, heiluaFinnish
- vaciller, hésiterFrench
- संदेह करनाHindi
- bera kápuna á báðum öxlumIcelandic
- oscillareItalian
- 動揺させるJapanese
- nakimavoqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- duabus sellis sedeo, aestuōLatin
- tātāuMāori
- weifelen, wankelenDutch
- vacilarPortuguese
- колеба́ться, кача́тьсяRussian
- 動搖Chinese
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