vacillating

[ vas-uh-ley-ting ]
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adjective
  1. not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating: an ineffectual, vacillating person.

  2. oscillating; swaying; fluctuating: a vacillating indicator.

Origin of vacillating

1
First recorded in 1805–15; vacillat(e) + -ing2

synonym study For vacillating

1. See fickle.

Other words for vacillating

Other words from vacillating

  • vac·il·lat·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·vac·il·lat·ing, adjective
  • un·vac·il·lat·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for vacillating

vacillating

rarely vacillant (ˈvæsɪlənt)

/ (ˈvæsɪˌleɪtɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. inclined to waver; indecisive

Derived forms of vacillating

  • vacillatingly, adverb

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