verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of vacillate form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

All synonyms

fluctuatehesitatestaggershilly shallyalternateback and fill

Example

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"Unsure of which suitor she wanted to marry, the princess vacillated, saying now one, now the other."

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