vacillate
verb
[ ˈvasɪleɪt ]
• waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
• "I vacillated between teaching and journalism"
Similar:
dither,
be indecisive,
be irresolute,
be undecided,
be uncertain,
be unsure,
be doubtful,
waver,
teeter,
temporize,
hesitate,
oscillate,
fluctuate,
keep changing one's mind,
haver,
hum and haw,
swither,
dilly-dally,
shilly-shally,
blow hot and cold,
irresolute,
hesitant,
tentative,
dithering,
wavering,
teetering,
fluctuating,
ambivalent,
divided,
doubtful,
unsure,
uncertain,
in two minds,
undecided,
indefinite,
unresolved,
undetermined,
dilly-dallying,
shilly-shallying,
iffy,
blowing hot and cold,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘sway unsteadily’): from Latin vacillat- ‘swayed’, from the verb vacillare .
