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vacillated

Main Entry:: vac·il·late
Pronunciation:: \ˈva-sə-ˌlāt\
Function:: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: vac·il·lat·ed; vac·il·lat·ing
Etymology:: Latin vacillatus, past participle of vacillare to sway, waver — more at wink
Date:: 1597

1 a: to sway through lack of equilibrium b: fluctuate , oscillate2: to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses

synonyms see hesitate

— vac·il·lat·ing·ly

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\-ˌlā-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

— vac·il·la·tor

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\-ˌlā-tər\ noun

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