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vacillate
/ ˈæɪˌɪ /
verb
- to fluctuate in one's opinions; be indecisive
- to sway from side to side physically; totter or waver
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDz, noun
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ···ٴǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of vacillate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vacillate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He attributed the vacillating accounts to Phillip’s plight as a witness who “saw his mother murdered before his very eyes” but still loved the killer.
The other is that the stock market has so many reasons to vacillate just now that tariff announcements may not matter very much.
Democrats, who have vacillated over how much to criticize Israel or fight back against Trump, largely remained silent over the renewed Israeli offensive.
Trump has vacillated between calling for the app to be banned and pitching himself as the protector of the short-form video platform.
According to historians and experts in political speech, Trump’s wildly vacillating rhetoric is unique among presidents — many of whom have overpromised or shifted positions, but few so wildly.
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