Wavering between different opinions or actions
“What really saved him now was the wavering, vacillating character of the enemy.”
Fluctuating or shifting regularly
“Over the last month, media coverage of the presidential race has been driven by wildly vacillating poll numbers.”
Liable to unpredictable variation or changes
Cowardly and weak in character
Unable to think straight
With the movement of one who is tipsy
Variable
Occurring in turn repeatedly
Having a covert or obscure meaning
Hesitant or uncertain
Tending to move unsteadily from side to side
Irregularly or unsteadily
Present participle for to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another
“When you're under too much emotional stress, you vacillate and procrastinate, especially when it has something to do with money.”
Present participle for to hesitate on a course of action or decision
“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.”
Present participle for to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
“The boy, half sleeping, permitted his torch to vacillate from side to side.”
Present participle for to avoid providing a clear answer or statement
Present participle for to change or vary irregularly in number or amount
Present participle for to hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)
Present participle for to move or act at a slow speed
Present participle for to range or occur within a continuous spectrum
Present participle for to have doubts or suspicions about
Present participle for to waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully
Present participle for to make a change from one state, form or position to another
Present participle for to show an inclination for, or against, something
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