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vacillating

/ˈvæsɪleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈvæsəleɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

Examples :

"The child was vacillating on the swing, going back and forth slowly, unsure if he wanted to swing higher. "
action tendency

Related Words

Illustration wavering

wavering verb

/ˈweɪvərɪŋ/ /ˈweɪvərɪn/

To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.

"Flowers wavered in the breeze."

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

That which is permanent or invariable.

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

Illustration ordering

ordering verb

/ˈɔːrdərɪŋ/ /ˈɔːrdərɪŋɡ/

To set in some sort of order.

"She spent the afternoon ordering her books alphabetically on the shelf. "

Illustration vacillation

vacillation noun

/væsɪˈleɪʃən/

Indecision in speech or action.

"His vacillation about which college to attend frustrated his parents. "

Illustration opinion

opinion noun

/əˈpɪnjən/

A subjective belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed about a topic, issue, person or thing.

"My opinion is that we should have more recess time at school. "

Illustration vacillate

vacillate verb

/ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/

To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

"The student began to vacillate between choosing the easy math problem or the challenging one, unsure which would be the best use of her time. "

Illustration irresolute

irresolute adjective

/ɪˈrɛzəˌlut/ /ɪˈrɛzəˌljut/

Undecided or unsure how to act

"The student was irresolute about which college to apply to, unsure of which program would best suit her interests. "

Illustration elective

elective noun

/ɪˈlɛktɪv/

Something that is an option or that may be elected, like a course of tertiary study or a medical procedure.

"Psychology is an elective course offered at the university. "

Illustration oscillate

oscillate verb

/ˈɑsɪleɪt/

To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.

"A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer."

Illustration choosing

choosing verb

/ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

"I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl."

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"

Illustration overwhelmed

overwhelmed verb

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/

To engulf, surge over and submerge.

"The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."