vverb.stativebe undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of actionSynset:hover oscillate vacillate vibrate
Examples:- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
Derivationally Related Form:vacillantoscillationvacillationvacillator
Hypernyms:hesitate waffle waver
Inherited Hypernyms:hoverhesitate
Direct Hyponyms:shillyshally
Full Troponyms:shillyshally
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.motionmove or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike patternSynset:fluctuate vacillate waver
Examples:- the line on the monitor vacillated
Derivationally Related Form:fluctuationvacillationwaveringwaver
Hypernyms:swing
Inherited Hypernyms:fluctuateswingchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
adj satadj.alluncertain in purpose or actionSynset:vacillant wavering
Antonyms:resolute
Derivationally Related Form:vacillate
Inherited Hypernyms:vacillant
Similar to:irresolute