oscillate[verb]Synonyms: fluctuate, seesaw, sway, swing, vacillate, vary, vibrate, waver
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os‧cil‧late /ˈɒsəleɪt, ˈɒsɪleɪt $ ˈɑː-/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of oscillare 'to swing', from oscillum 'swing']
1. formal to keep changing between two extreme amounts or limits:
The stock market is oscillating wildly at the moment.oscillate between His income oscillated between £1,500 and £2,000 a month.2. formal to keep changing between one feeling or attitude and another
oscillate between Her attitude towards me oscillated between friendship and hostility.3. to move backwards and forwards in a regular way:
The needle on the dial began to oscillate.4. technical if an electric current oscillates, it changes direction very regularly and very frequently
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