Thesaurus: oscillate
To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
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Definitions
- v. i. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
- v. i. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth.
- v. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- v. move or swing from side to side regularly
- 1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway. 2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth. The amount of superior families oscillates rather than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed limits. Dc Quincey.
- v:100 v. move or swing from side to side regularly