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Vacillate Definition & Meaning

vacillate
verb
  1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
  2. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"

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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" move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"
What part of speech is vacillate?
Vacillate is a verb.
How many definitions does vacillate have?
Vacillate has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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