Explore Vacillate through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like waver or hover. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Vacillate meaning
- To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
- To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
Using Vacillate
- The main meaning on this page is: To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate. | To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
- Useful related words include: waver, hover, vibrate, oscillate.
- In the example corpus, vacillate often appears in combinations such as: to vacillate.
Context around Vacillate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vacillate
- In this selection, "vacillate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include continue to vacillate from spin and difficult to vacillate in meeting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vacillate" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vacillate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He finds it difficult to vacillate in meeting genuine requests. (10 words)
Until such time as the UK has a leader who prioritises over his reputation then the country will continue to vacillate from spin to scandal. (25 words)
It’s going to vacillate back and forth I think as we continue to make shows, because there are some where I’m just like, “No. (26 words)
Alpha's emotions seem to vacillate between pure cruelty and rage to near nonexistence, but her attachment to Lydia is something that she can't, or won't, let go of. (31 words)
If they vacillate, then, the alumni of the University must waste no time in mobilizing local and international public opinion to force the concerned authorities to do the needful. (29 words)
It’s going to vacillate back and forth I think as we continue to make shows, because there are some where I’m just like, “No. (26 words)
Example sentences (5)
It’s going to vacillate back and forth I think as we continue to make shows, because there are some where I’m just like, “No.
Until such time as the UK has a leader who prioritises over his reputation then the country will continue to vacillate from spin to scandal.
Alpha's emotions seem to vacillate between pure cruelty and rage to near nonexistence, but her attachment to Lydia is something that she can't, or won't, let go of.
If they vacillate, then, the alumni of the University must waste no time in mobilizing local and international public opinion to force the concerned authorities to do the needful.
He finds it difficult to vacillate in meeting genuine requests.
Common combinations with vacillate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to vacillate 4×