1
[ verb ] be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

Synonyms

hover vibrate vacillate

Examples

"He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

Related terms

hesitate shillyshally oscillation

2
[ verb ] move or swing from side to side regularly

Synonyms

vibrate

Examples

"the needle on the meter was oscillating"

Related terms

swing librate hunt oscillation cycle vibrator

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Rhymes with

isolate vacillate encapsulate postulate escalate tesselate desolate lanceolate distillate insulate populate correlate copulate depopulate inoculate adulate coagulate annihilate tabulate extrapolate flagellate congratulate demodulate overpopulate strangulate violate calculate reformulate formulate recalculate miscalculate recapitulate undulate titillate ventilate percolate mutilate collate assimilate interpolate crenelate emulate slate contemplate regulate manipulate simulate circulate accumulate articulate stipulate ventilate stimulate speculate oblate late electroplate oblate emasculate deregulate conflate breastplate appellate ejaculate elate dilate angulate modulate translate boilerplate relate modulate legislate prelate translate plate interrelate nameplate relate deflate inflate capitulate reflate template silverplate

Phonetic and Homophones

AA1 S AH0 L EY2 T

Similar Spelling

oscillator oscillatory oscillation oscillating osculate osculator osculation

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