Vacillates - English meaning

noun

An excellent example of a particular type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

That's a dilly of a breakfast recipe

adjective

Odd; foolish.

Usage examples:

She'll get it dirty, get it trodden on, silly, dilly girl.

noun

A bag or basket of traditional aboriginal design, made from woven grass or fibre.

verb

Be indecisive.

Usage examples:

I can't bear people who dither

noun

Indecisive behaviour.

Usage examples:

After months of dither ministers had still not agreed

phrase

Be undecided or uncertain

verb

Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.

Usage examples:

Trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year

verb

To change or vary frequently between one level or thing and another

Usage examples:

Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season., i fluctuate between feeling really happy and u…

verb

If prices, levels, or interest rates fluctuate, they go up and down

Usage examples:

Inflation has fluctuated in recent months along with oil prices., fluctuate between sth and sth div…

verb

Talk foolishly; babble.

Usage examples:

Tom havered on

noun

Foolish talk; nonsense.

verb

Pause in indecision before saying or doing something.

Usage examples:

She hesitated, unsure of what to say

verb

Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

verb

To pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] if you need anything, don’t hesitate to call me., [ + to infinitive ] the bank …

verb

Move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm.

Usage examples:

The grain pan near the front of the combine oscillates back and forth

verb

To move repeatedly from side to side or up and down between two points, or to vary between two states or amounts, or feelings or opinions

Usage examples:

She oscillates between cooperation and hostility., mealtimes strongly influence this daily oscillat…

verb

To move repeatedly from one position to another

Usage examples:

Oscillate between sth and sth the stock has spent most of the past five years oscillating between $…

verb

Be uncertain as to which course of action to choose.

Usage examples:

Leonard swithered as to whether he should enter the arts or commerce

noun

A state of uncertainty.

Usage examples:

It's an exhilarating poem with its paradoxical guarantee of risk: there is nothing as vacillating h…

verb

To be uncertain about what to do or choose

Usage examples:

He'd swithered for ages wondering what to do.

verb

Move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.

Usage examples:

She teetered after him in her high-heeled sandals

verb

To appear to be about to fall while moving or standing

Usage examples:

They teetered around the room like two toddlers, helpless with laughter., fig. the city is teeterin…

verb

Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.

Usage examples:

The opportunity was missed because the queen still temporized

verb

To delay making a decision or stating your opinion in order to get an advantage

verb

Move in a quivering way; flicker.

Usage examples:

The flame wavered in the draught

verb

To begin to doubt or lose your determination to do something

Usage examples:

He never wavered as the leading voice of african-americans’ call for freedom and equality., she wav…