oscillating

1. 1.

   having periodic vibrations

   Synonymsoscillatory

   Similarperiodic

Questions about oscillating

What does oscillating mean?

oscillating means "having periodic vibrations".

How many syllables are in oscillating?

oscillating has 4 syllables: o-scil-la-ting. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈɑsəˌleɪtɪŋ/.

What is another word for oscillating?

Close synonyms include oscillatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is oscillating a common word?

oscillating is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.