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vacillate
vac·il·late [ vássə làyt ] (past and past participle vac·il·lat·ed, present participle vac·il·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular vac·il·lates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. be unable to decide: to be indecisive or irresolute, changing between one opinion and another
2. swing back and forth: to sway from side to side
[Late 16th century. < Latin vacillat-, past participle of vaccillare "sway, totter"]

vac·il·la·tion [ vàssə láysh'n ] noun
vac·il·la·tor [ vássə làytər ] noun

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