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To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another

To hesitate on a course of action or decision

To sway unsteadily from one side to the other

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

To change or vary irregularly in number or amount

To hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

To move or act at a slow speed

To range or occur within a continuous spectrum

To have doubts or suspicions about

To show an inclination for, or against, something

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Verb

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another

blow hot and cold

pussyfoot around

chop and change

sit on the fence

run hot and cold

be unable to decide

keep changing your mind

be unable to make up your mind

be in two minds

second-guessing yourself

have misgivings

be on the fence

will and will not

go from one extreme to the other

be on the horns of a dilemma

lack conviction

think something unlikely

harbour reservations about

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

have suspicions about

express suspicions about

have doubts about

have reservations about

feel uneasy about

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

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“When you're under too much emotional stress, you vacillate and procrastinate, especially when it has something to do with money.”

Verb

To hesitate on a course of action or decision

express misgivings

express reluctance

express reservations

drag your heels

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

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“I tend to vacillate before deciding on a course of action, and once that course is chosen, the logic that lies beneath it is often convoluted.”

Verb

To sway unsteadily from one side to the other

swing back and forth

swing backwards and forwards

swing from side to side

swing to and fro

move to and fro

move back and forth

move backwards and forwards

move up and down

move from side to side

move erratically

wave to and fro

move side to side

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“The boy, half sleeping, permitted his torch to vacillate from side to side.”

Verb

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

be non-committal

dodge the issue

parry questions

evade the issue

fudge the issue

pussyfoot around

sidestep the issue

beat about the bush

duck the question

sit on the fence

be noncommittal

blow hot and cold

beat around the bush

give the run around

hedge your bets

shift ground about

avoid the issue

play it close to the vest

skirt the issue

straddle an issue

play your cards close to your chest

give nothing away

dodge the question

beg the question

stretch the truth

give a false colour to

give the runaround

dance around an issue

worm one's way out of

find a way round

avoid answering

be equivocal about

be evasive about

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

beat about the bush about

give a wide berth to

put the move on

give run around

straddle the fence

cloud the issue

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Verb

To change or vary irregularly in number or amount

blow hot and cold

go from one extreme to the other

act in sequence

work in sequence

take it in turns

be interspersed

occur in rotation

act reciprocally

take in rotation

follow one another

chop and change

change direction

move backward and forward

move to and fro

move back and forth

make adjustments to

change gears on

go back and forth

pass from one to another in rotation

follow in sequence

use in place of

use as an alternative to

use as a replacement

use in preference to

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Verb

To hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

Verb

To move or act at a slow speed

while away time

take one's time

put off doing something

play a waiting game

use delaying tactics

let the grass grow under one's feet

drag your heels

pussyfoot around

blow hot and cold

adopt Fabian tactics

let something slide

take a raincheck

postpone action

kick the can down the road

go at a snail's pace

get no place fast

bring up the rear

take one's own sweet time

fritter time away

scrounge around

sit on one's butt

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Verb

To range or occur within a continuous spectrum

Verb

To have doubts or suspicions about

harbor suspicion

call in question

be undetermined

be apprehensive of

give no credence

have reservations about

be suspicious of

have doubts about

have misgivings about

feel uneasy about

harbour suspicions about

have no confidence in

have no faith in

have suspicions about

call into question

be unconvinced about

be unsure about

lack confidence in

regard with suspicion

harbour reservations about

be sceptical of

have qualms about

feel apprehensive about

have reservations

be skeptical of

be sceptical about

feel chary about

smell a rat about

have a funny feeling about

look askance at

take with a grain of salt

take with a pinch of salt

be incredulous of

entertain doubts about

cast doubt upon

raise doubts about

have hesitations about

cast aspersions on

raise objections to

express reservations about

express suspicions about

be distrustful of

be mistrustful of

be uneasy about

take issue with

protest against

give no credence to

take exception to

struggle against

push back against

take a stand against

fly in the face of

make a stand against

make a nonsense of

raise a question

bring into question

express concern

be in contention

be at loggerheads

throw down the gauntlet

not see eye to eye

cast aspersions upon

throw the book at

campaign against

put up an argument

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

compete against

spare no effort

be a dissenter from

call one's bluff

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Verb

To show an inclination for, or against, something

set at an angle

put at an angle

make heavy weather

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