oscillate
v.
vary regularly between two positions; vacillate between two opinions; fluctuate between high and low values; swing predictably between two extremes
Oscillation
oscillate
Verb
1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
(synonym) hover, vibrate, vacillate
(hypernym) hesitate, waver, waffle
(hyponym) shillyshally
(derivation) oscillation
2. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
(synonym) vibrate
(hypernym) swing, sway
(hyponym) hunt
(derivation) cycle, oscillation
oscillare
v.
oscillate, fluctuate, sway, swing, rock, balance, seesaw, dither, waver, flicker, vacillate, wobble, wabble, jiggle, range
Oscillate
(v. i.)
To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth.
(v. i.)
To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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