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vacillate
verb
Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
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ˈvæ.sə.leɪt
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verb
Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
“He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement”
verb
Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
“The line on the monitor vacillated”
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He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
The line on the monitor vacillated
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