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Inflections of 'vacillate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

vacillates: v 3rd person singular

vacillating: v pres p

vacillated: v past

vacillated: v past p

vacillate
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Sense: To totter

Synonyms:

Sense: To hesitate

Synonyms:

fluctuate, dawdle, falter , hesitate , waver, wobble

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