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vacillate

How to use vacillate in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for vacillate.

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I tend to vacillate between vim and nvi.

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Quick take

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

Meaning at a glance

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verb

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

verb

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vacillate.

verb

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

See also: hover, vibrate, oscillate

verb

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"

See also: fluctuate, waver

Example sentences

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I tend to vacillate between vim and nvi.

2

" Not unlike bitcoin, its value appears to vacillate wildly.

3

Beyond that, I vacillate between killing them and severely neutering them.

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Try typing in "vacillate" and looking at the other words on the graph in relative frequency, for example.

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I also kind of vacillate between wanting to asking questions and not wanting to seem like I'm hijacking the interview.

6

I vacillate between using continue/return to skip code and using indentation.

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But I'd bet the large majority vacillate between playing around with startup ideas and sitting back and observing.

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That's fine, but then care should be taken that one does not vacillate between that position and claiming that no one has ever shown any evidence of supernatural phenomena.

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Obviously, depending on the situation, we can vacillate between honestly liking someone and faking liking someone.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use vacillate in a sentence?

I tend to vacillate between vim and nvi.

What does vacillate mean?

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

What part of speech is vacillate?

vacillate is commonly used as verb.