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oscilar — meaning in English

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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.
  • waver verb To hesitate or show signs of doubt, especially about a decision or resolve.

Senses

oscilar is used for these senses in English:

  • oscillate (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
  • waver Chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary.

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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