vacillate

vacillate between (one person or thing) and (another)

1. To be unable to make a decision or commitment between two different people or things. Which color should we paint the living room? I keep vacillating between sea green and eggshell blue. The play focuses on the countess vacillating between her youthful lover and her rich, powerful husband.

2. To change or fluctuate between two different states or conditions. In this country, the weather can vacillate between rain and sunshine in a matter of minutes. Our teacher vacillates between being way too strict and way too laid back on a daily basis.

See also: and, between, person, vacillate

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

vacillate between (someone and someone else) (or something and something else)

to waver between a choice of people or a choice of things. He kept vacillating between Fred and Alice. Wayne vacillated between chocolate and vanilla.

See also: between, vacillate

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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References in periodicals archive

Stage II counselors-in-training vacillate from high to low motivation because of the theory-to-practice chasm.

A readiness hierarchy theory of counselor-in-training

Kerry, however, did vacillate when he said, "I think the term 'marriage' gets in the way."

Up for grabs

He showed a tendency to vacillate which led to a series of blunders - notably the failure to stop the Allied retreat.

A look into the warped mind of Adolf Hitler

Pre- and post-tests revealed that students vacillate between dualistic and multiplistic thinking, moving from strongly held beliefs about what is right and wrong to basing their decision-making processes on authorities or intuitive feelings about the goodness-of-fit for any expressed position.

Personalizing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A 2001-2002 Carnegie Scholars Project Report

The act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim or privilege; also the legal instrument evidencing such an act." (And see verb waive -- Ed.) Waver can cross-dress -- "to vacillate irresolutely between choices: fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction...reel, totter...." Here, the call is clearly for waver.

Meet Son of Encarta, Sr., then relax and enjoy our yummy arboreal rice

Shedlarz: You'll note until we got out there and went through the extensive effort of explaining the deal to the institutional shareholders, the stock did vacillate. Once we explained the near- and longer-term benefits of the combination, the stock stabilized and continued to rise.

REFLECTING On a MEGA-MERGER

That estimate is entirely consistent with the numbers in the last presidential election.) On the other hand, the same pollster points out that the middle third is beginning to vacillate, and that while pro-Chavez sentiment in the population as a whole has dropped in recent months by 25 percent, pro-opposition sentiment has increased by 16 percent.

Viva Chavez!

policies ''vacillate from one issue to another,'' shifting from human rights to trade disputes and ''political grandstanding.''

Kato complains about 'inconsistent' U.S. diplomacy

For them, the problem appears when liberal Jewish denominations vacillate back and forth with respect to their willingness to meet feminist challenges.

A Call for Jewish Theology

With no state income tax, Florida relies largely on lottery proceeds to pay for public education -- an uncertain source of money that can vacillate wildly.

CONSTITUTIONAL STORM WARNING

As a society we seem to vacillate between the so-called liberal stance of "I'm okay, you're okay" to the ultraconservatism of "Nobody's okay except people like me." So between those two extremes there must be a place people can stand.

Why we need theologians

Early in the APA process, the IRS seemed to vacillate between targeting actual results for a particular entity and targeting the methodology to be used.

Rev. proc. 91-22: advance pricing agreements

Economists seems to vacillate from week to week on whether or not we are pulling out of the recession.

It pays to insist on better sales forecasts

Corduroy makes Leah feel visible and alive as Kristy and Corrine vacillate between ditching her and treating her like their best friend.

Wills, Aurelia. Someone I Wanted to Be

Moreover, the study also points out that water consumption will vacillate between 64 and 104 l on a daily basis per one refugee, which will increase water demand between 8 and 12% on the national level.

Environment Minister displays Syrian crisis reverberations on Lebanon ecology

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释义	vacillate vacillate between (one person or thing) and (another) 1. To be unable to make a decision or commitment between two different people or things. Which color should we paint the living room? I keep vacillating between sea green and eggshell blue. The play focuses on the countess vacillating between her youthful lover and her rich, powerful husband. 2. To change or fluctuate between two different states or conditions. In this country, the weather can vacillate between rain and sunshine in a matter of minutes. Our teacher vacillates between being way too strict and way too laid back on a daily basis. See also: and, between, person, vacillate Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. vacillate between (someone and someone else) (or something and something else) to waver between a choice of people or a choice of things. He kept vacillating between Fred and Alice. Wayne vacillated between chocolate and vanilla. See also: between, vacillate McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: vacillate between vacillate between (one person or thing) and (another) in (one's) opinion in opinion paint in green room paint out paint over paint on paint onto References in periodicals archive Stage II counselors-in-training vacillate from high to low motivation because of the theory-to-practice chasm. A readiness hierarchy theory of counselor-in-training Kerry, however, did vacillate when he said, "I think the term 'marriage' gets in the way." Up for grabs He showed a tendency to vacillate which led to a series of blunders - notably the failure to stop the Allied retreat. A look into the warped mind of Adolf Hitler Pre- and post-tests revealed that students vacillate between dualistic and multiplistic thinking, moving from strongly held beliefs about what is right and wrong to basing their decision-making processes on authorities or intuitive feelings about the goodness-of-fit for any expressed position. Personalizing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A 2001-2002 Carnegie Scholars Project Report The act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim or privilege; also the legal instrument evidencing such an act." (And see verb waive -- Ed.) Waver can cross-dress -- "to vacillate irresolutely between choices: fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction...reel, totter...." Here, the call is clearly for waver. Meet Son of Encarta, Sr., then relax and enjoy our yummy arboreal rice Shedlarz: You'll note until we got out there and went through the extensive effort of explaining the deal to the institutional shareholders, the stock did vacillate. Once we explained the near- and longer-term benefits of the combination, the stock stabilized and continued to rise. REFLECTING On a MEGA-MERGER That estimate is entirely consistent with the numbers in the last presidential election.) On the other hand, the same pollster points out that the middle third is beginning to vacillate, and that while pro-Chavez sentiment in the population as a whole has dropped in recent months by 25 percent, pro-opposition sentiment has increased by 16 percent. Viva Chavez! policies ''vacillate from one issue to another,'' shifting from human rights to trade disputes and ''political grandstanding.'' Kato complains about 'inconsistent' U.S. diplomacy For them, the problem appears when liberal Jewish denominations vacillate back and forth with respect to their willingness to meet feminist challenges. A Call for Jewish Theology With no state income tax, Florida relies largely on lottery proceeds to pay for public education -- an uncertain source of money that can vacillate wildly. CONSTITUTIONAL STORM WARNING As a society we seem to vacillate between the so-called liberal stance of "I'm okay, you're okay" to the ultraconservatism of "Nobody's okay except people like me." So between those two extremes there must be a place people can stand. Why we need theologians Early in the APA process, the IRS seemed to vacillate between targeting actual results for a particular entity and targeting the methodology to be used. Rev. proc. 91-22: advance pricing agreements Economists seems to vacillate from week to week on whether or not we are pulling out of the recession. It pays to insist on better sales forecasts Corduroy makes Leah feel visible and alive as Kristy and Corrine vacillate between ditching her and treating her like their best friend. Wills, Aurelia. Someone I Wanted to Be Moreover, the study also points out that water consumption will vacillate between 64 and 104 l on a daily basis per one refugee, which will increase water demand between 8 and 12% on the national level. Environment Minister displays Syrian crisis reverberations on Lebanon ecology
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