Oscillating vs. Vacillating — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Oscillating and Vacillating
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Oscillating
To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm.
Vacillating
To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; waver
She vacillated about whether to leave.
Oscillating
To waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate
"The court has oscillated over the decades from more liberal to less, more conservative to less, depending upon who was president at the time of vacancies" (Gordon J. Humphrey).
Vacillating
To change between one state and another; fluctuate
The weather vacillated between sunny and rainy.
Oscillating
(Physics) To vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time.
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Vacillating
(Archaic) To sway from one side to the other.
Oscillating
Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion.
Vacillating
Present participle of vacillate
Oscillating
Present participle of oscillate
Vacillating
Liable to vacillate.
Oscillating
That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.
Vacillating
Vacillation.
Oscillating
Having periodic vibrations
Vacillating
Inclined to fluctuate; wavering.
Vacillating
Uncertain in purpose or action
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