vacillate
to be indecisive
TRANSLATION
vacillate = schwanken, schwingen
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
These wartime exchanges, like the Churchills' World War II correspondence, VACILLATE between events of the gravest national concern and daily domestic matters, between allusions to life-and-death decisions and talk about their children's schooling and haircuts.
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vacillate
Vacillate means to sway through lack of equilibrium, or to waver in mind, will, or feeling, or to hesitate in choice of opinions or courses.
Merriam-Webster says:
Etymology: Latin vacillatus, past participle of vacillare to sway, waver
Date: 1597
1 : to sway through lack of equilibrium
2 : to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
synonyms: HESITATE, FLUCTUATE, OSCILLATE
- vac·il·lat·ing·ly adverb
- vac·il·la·tor noun
Vacillate means to sway through lack of equilibrium, or to waver in mind, will, or feeling, or to hesitate in choice of opinions or courses.
Merriam-Webster says:
Etymology: Latin vacillatus, past participle of vacillare to sway, waver
Date: 1597
1 : to sway through lack of equilibrium
2 : to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
synonyms: HESITATE, FLUCTUATE, OSCILLATE
- vac·il·lat·ing·ly adverb
- vac·il·la·tor noun
