Vacillate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvæsəleɪt|  American pronunciation of the word vacillate
Brit.  |ˈvæsɪleɪt|  British pronunciation of the word vacillate

verb

- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action (syn: hover, oscillate, vibrate)
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (syn: fluctuate, waver)
the line on the monitor vacillated

Extra examples

She has vacillated on this issue.

...vacillated for so long that someone else stepped in and made the decision...

Her parents vacillated between different approaches to discipline.

For weeks she vacillated between a home in the city and one in the country.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: vacillate
he/she/it: vacillates
present participle: vacillating
past tense: vacillated
past participle: vacillated
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