oscillating

Variant of oscillate

intransitive verb oscillated, oscillating

  1. to swing or move regularly back and forth
  2. to be indecisive in purpose or opinion; vacillate
  3. Physics to vary regularly between maximum and minimum values, as an electric current

Origin: < L oscillatus, pp. of oscillare, to swing < oscillum, a swing

transitive verb

to cause to oscillate

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