vacillate
verb/ˈvæsɪleɪt/
Frequency rank: #19,842 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To waver indecisively between different opinions or actions.
Example sentence
He tends to vacillate between excitement and doubt whenever he faces a big decision.
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