Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: vacillating
IPA transcription: [v'æsəl,eɪtɪŋ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: vacillant, vacillating, wavering
    Meaning: uncertain in purpose or action
Usage examples
  • When the bill was made out and figured up it left him a magnificent surplus for his private account; but at the last his heart failed him, and he made out another bill more modest in its extortions. He had brought them both along, though, one in each pocket, vacillating between them as he thought first of the Merrick millions and then of the righteous anger he might incur.