OSCILLATE

oscillate, vibrate

(verb) move or swing from side to side regularly; “the needle on the meter was oscillating”

hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate

(verb) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; “He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

oscillate (third-person singular simple present oscillates, present participle oscillating, simple past and past participle oscillated)

(intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.

(intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.

(intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value.

Synonyms

• vacillate

Anagrams

• Tesla coil, lactisole, teocallis

Source: Wiktionary

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Os"cil*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oscillated; p. pr. & vb. n. Oscillating.] Etym: [L. oscillare to swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a little mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See Oral, and cf. Osculate.]

1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.

2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth. The amount of superior families oscillates rather than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed limits. Dc Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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