Advertisement
Advertisement
vacillating
[ vas-uh-ley-ting ]
adjective
- not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating:
an ineffectual, vacillating person.
Synonyms: ,
- oscillating; swaying; fluctuating:
a vacillating indicator.
vacillating
/ ˈvæsɪlənt; ˈvæsɪˌleɪtɪŋ /
adjective
- inclined to waver; indecisive
Derived Forms
- ˈˌپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- i·iԲ· adverb
- ԴDz·i·iԲ adjective
- ܲ·i·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vacillating1
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.
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.
Oppenheimer modulates the lighting during the scenes from cool to warm and back again, underlining the vacillating feelings they can’t acknowledge outright.
We are a country, and a world, chasing its tail – vacillating between hatred, anger and a desire for peace.
Throwing in with the CRM never stopped her from vacillating back and forth between her identities: Jadis and Anne, Alexandria and the authoritarian military.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse