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vacillating

/ˈvæs.ɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈvæs.ɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/C2formal
  • ruОписывает человека, который нерешителен или колеблется между разными мнениями или действиями.

Describes someone who is indecisive or wavering between different opinions or actions.

  1. Uncertain in purpose or actionC1formal

    Characterized by indecision or wavering between different opinions or courses of action.

    ruНерешительный

    • His vacillating leadership left the team confused about the project's direction.
    • She was vacillating between accepting the job offer and staying at her current position.
    • The vacillating weather made it difficult to plan the outdoor event.

    Synonymsambivalentditheringindecisiveirresolutetentativeuncertainundecidedwavering

    Antonymsdecideddecisivedeterminedfirmresolutesteadfastunwavering

Forms
  • more vacillating comparative form
  • most vacillating superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

vacillate/ˈvæs.ɪ.leɪt/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия колебания или нерешительности между разными мнениями, выборами или линиями поведения.

A verb used to indicate the act of wavering or being indecisive between different opinions, choices, or courses of action.

  1. To waver in opinion or decisionC1formal

    To be indecisive; to alternate between different opinions or choices.

    ruКолебаться

    • She vacillated between accepting the job offer and staying at her current position.
    • The committee vacillated on the budget proposal for weeks.
    • He vacillates constantly, making it hard to plan anything.

    Synonymsalternateditherequivocatefluctuatehesitateoscillateseesawswayteeterwaver

    Antonymsdecidedetermineperseverepersistresolvesteadfast

  2. To fluctuate or move back and forthC1formal

    To physically or metaphorically move between two states or positions.

    ruКолебаться

    • The stock market vacillated wildly throughout the day.
    • Her mood vacillated between joy and despair.
    • The pendulum vacillated slowly before coming to a stop.

    Synonymsalternatefluctuateoscillateseesawswayswingteeterundulatevarywaver

    Antonymsdecidepersistresolvesettle

Forms
  • vacillated past participle
  • vacillated past simple
  • vacillating present participle
  • vacillates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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