hover (v)
vibrate#3 (v)
vacillate (v)
oscillate (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 42
def be undecided about something
def waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
examples He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Outgoing links
Hypernym hesitate, waver, waffle
Derivationally related form oscillate → oscillation
Derivationally related form vacillate → vacillant
Derivationally related form vacillate → vacillation; vacillate → vacillator
Hyponym shillyshally
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Derivationally related form vacillant → vacillate
Derivationally related form vacillation → vacillate; vacillator → vacillate
Derivationally related form oscillation → oscillate
Hyponym hesitate, waver, waffle
Hypernym shillyshally

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