Definition of VACILLATE

vacillate

Verb

  • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
  • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
    • "the line on the monitor vacillated"
  • To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
  • To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin vacillātum, supine form of vacillō (“sway, waver”).

Synonyms

fluctuate, hover, oscillate, vibrate, waver, blow hot and cold, stagger, waffle

Scrabble Score: 14

vacillate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vacillate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vacillate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

vacillate: valid Words With Friends Word