- present participle of vacillate.
vacillating
Example Sentences
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The American people appear to be vacillating between learned helplessness and mass disinhibition.
From Salon • May 1, 2025
The arrival of the Iamaleava brothers prompted quarterbacks Joey Aguilar and Robert McDaniel to enter the transfer portal, with Demaricus Davis vacillating on his future, according to Foster.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025
We hate vacillating on matters of major consequence.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024
As his parents, Michael Goldberg and Juliane Köhler come off as clueless boomers trying their best to be tolerant and vacillating between self-recrimination and despair.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023
I had been vacillating during the last month between Bruce Wayne and Peter Parker.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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