swing, swinging, vacillation
(noun) changing location by moving back and forth
hesitation, vacillation, wavering
(noun) indecision in speech or action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vacillation (countable and uncountable, plural vacillations)
Indecision in speech or action.
Changing location by moving back and forth.
• (indecision): hesitation, wavering
• (motion): swing, swinging
• cavillation
Source: Wiktionary
Vac`il*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. vacillatio: cf. F. vacillation.]
1. The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering. His vacillations, or an alternation of knowledge and doubt. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
