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vacillating

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vac·il·late  (vs-lt)
intr.v. vac·il·lat·ed, vac·il·lat·ing, vac·il·lates
1. To sway from one side to the other; oscillate.
2. To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another. See Synonyms at hesitate.
[Latin vacillre, vacillt-, to waver.]
vacil·lating·ly adv.
vacil·lation n.
vacil·lator n.
vacillating [ˈvæsɪˌleɪtɪŋ] rarely, vacillant [ˈvæsɪlənt]
adj
inclined to waver; indecisive
vacillatingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.vacillatingvacillating - uncertain in purpose or action      
vacillant, wavering
irresolute - uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"
vacillating
adjective indecisive, irresolute, hesitant, uncertain, faltering, wavering, unresolved, oscillating, in two minds (informal), shillyshallying (informal) He has proved weak, indecisive and vacillating.
Translations
vacillating [ˈvæsɪleɪtɪŋ] ADJ → vacilante, irresoluto
vacillating
adj (fig) → schwankend, unschlüssig, unentschlossen


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In the second category Pierre reckoned himself and others like him, seeking and vacillating, who had not yet found in Freemasonry a straight and comprehensible path, but hoped to do so.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
God knows I am not by nature vindictive; I would not hurt a man because I can no longer trust or like him; but neither my reason nor feelings are of the vacillating order--they are not of that sand-like sort where impressions, if soon made, are as soon effaced.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
Her resolve, however, had been taken, and it seemed vacillating even to childishness to abandon it now, unless for graver reasons.
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