Oscillate

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm.
  • verb-intransitive. To waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate: "The court has oscillated over the decades from more liberal to less, more conservative to less, depending upon who was president at the time of vacanciesā€ ( Gordon J. Humphrey). See Synonyms at swing.
  • verb-intransitive. Physics To vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
  • v. To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
  • v. To vary above and below a mean value.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
  • verb-intransitive. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To swing; move backward and forward; vibrate, as a pendulum.
  • Hence To vary or fluctuate; waver.
  • Synonyms Vacillate, Waver, etc. See fluctuate.
  • To cause to swing or move backward and forward; cause to vibrate or swing to and fro.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
  • v. move or swing from side to side regularly
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