vacillare — meaning in English

English meaning

• stagger verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
• vacillate verb To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
• waver verb To hesitate or show signs of doubt, especially about a decision or resolve.

Senses

vacillare is used for these senses in English:

• stagger An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.
• vacillate (intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
• waver To cause (someone) to begin to or show signs of weakening in resolve; also (rare) , to weaken in resolve due to (something).

stagger — full definition

1. verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
2. verb To shock or astonish someone.
3. verb To arrange events or times so they don't all happen at once.
4. noun An unsteady, swaying walk.

vacillate — full definition

1. verb To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
2. verb To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

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