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    vacillate

    vacillate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word vacillate

    Definition
    (verb) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
    Synonyms : hover , oscillate , vibrate
    Example Sentence
    • He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
    Definition
    (verb) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
    Synonyms : fluctuate , waver
    Example Sentence
    • the line on the monitor vacillated
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vacillate

sounds like OScillate..so something which moves from one position to another position.

vacillate=VACI bhi bahut LATE ho gaya hai.....now u dont VACILLATE between what you gonna wear for the party..........;)

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things refers to oscillation where as feelings refers to VACILLATion

Vacillate sounds like agitate... vacillate means to be undecided and agitate is to worry... in both, you are in a sense of confusion.

vacillate: vaccine+late The later you get ur shot, the higher chance the fever, or disease will happen. (fluctuate)

like OScillate but in place of 'OS' v(we)cillate i.e., we waver.

vacillate sounds like a ventilate which means cause air to circulate freely

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