Verb
- 1. hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate, hesitate, waver, waffle
- usage: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
- 2. oscillate, vibrate, swing, sway
- usage: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
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