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   What does vacillate mean?

   • borrowed from Latin vacillātus, past participle of vacillāre "to be unsteady, totter, be weak or inconstant, waver," of uncertain origin 1597, in the meaning defined at sense 2a “Vacillate.”

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   What is a synonym for vacillate?

   • So use this verb to describe the staggering motions of a person who has had too much to drink, as well as the opinions of someone who can’t make up her mind. Synonyms include vibrate, hesitate, and waver. A wise Ethiopian proverb advises, "Do not vacillate or you will be left in between doing something, having something, and being nothing.”

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   What is the difference between vacillate and hesitate?

   • hesitate implies a pause before deciding or acting or choosing. waver implies hesitation after seeming to decide and so connotes weakness or a retreat. vacillate implies prolonged hesitation from inability to reach a firm decision. falter implies a wavering or stumbling and often connotes nervousness, lack of courage, or outright fear.

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   What happens if you vacillate between two alternatives?

   • If you vacillate between two alternatives or choices, you keep changing your mind . She vacillates between studying economics and languages. [V + between] He accused the President of vacillation and retreat. ...Stalin's miscalculations and vacillations. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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     VACILLATE definicja: 1. to be uncertain what to do, or to...

   • Vacillate Spanish Translation

     vacillate translate: vacilar , oscilar, vacilar, dudar....

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   The meaning of VACILLATE is to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses. How to use vacillate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vacillate.

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   1. to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute. His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader. 2. to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger. 3. to oscillate or fluctuate. SYNONYMS 1. hesitate. See waver 1.

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   Vacillate definition: to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute. See examples of VACILLATE used in a sentence.

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   Vacillate means to waver back and forth, unable to decide. You might vacillate between ordering waffles and pancakes at your favorite diner — it’s hard to pick just one when both are so tasty! Something that vacillates sways or fluctuates, often quite unsteadily.

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