osciller — meaning in English

English meaning

• oscillate verb To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
• wobble verb To move unsteadily from side to side, rocking rather than moving smoothly.

Senses

osciller is used for these senses in English:

• oscillate (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
• swing (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
• swing (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
• swing (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
• wobble (intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

oscillate — full definition

1. verb To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
2. verb To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
3. verb To vary above and below a mean value.

swing — full definition

1. verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
2. verb To change or fluctuate, especially between extremes.
3. noun A seat suspended by ropes or chains that a person sits on and moves back and forth.
4. noun A change in the level of support, votes, or results.

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