What does vacillating mean?

vacillating means "uncertain in purpose or action".

How many syllables are in vacillating?

vacillating has 4 syllables: vac-il-la-ting. The stress falls on "vac". In IPA it is /ˈvæsəˌleɪtɪŋ/.

What is another word for vacillating?

Close synonyms include vacillant, wavering. 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 vacillating a common word?

vacillating is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with vacillating?

11 words rhyme with vacillating. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

vacillating — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
uncertain in purpose or action
Synonymsvacillant wavering
Similarirresolute

Questions about vacillating

What does vacillating mean?: vacillating means "uncertain in purpose or action".
How many syllables are in vacillating?: vacillating has 4 syllables: vac-il-la-ting. The stress falls on "vac". In IPA it is /ˈvæsəˌleɪtɪŋ/.
What is another word for vacillating?: Close synonyms include vacillant, wavering. 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.

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