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oscillating collapse

oscillation collapse: (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean; the process of oscillating between states

oscillatory collapse: having periodic vibrations

pendulous collapse

shilly shallying collapse

indecision collapse: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"

vacillation collapse

diffidence collapse: lack of self-confidence

waste time collapse

lollygag collapse

lallygag collapse

unresolved collapse: characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved

think twice collapse: consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you have a child"

stick at collapse

vacillating collapse

dillydally collapse

wobbly collapse: a member of the Industrial Workers of the World

fluctuation collapse: the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"; a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea"

Milquetoast collapse

fluctuate collapse: be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"; move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"; cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

vacillate collapse

shilly shally collapse

jellyfish collapse: any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans

blow hot and cold collapse

irresolution collapse

tergiversate collapse

fluctuating collapse: having unpredictable ups and downs; "fluctuating prices"

oscillate collapse: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

weakling collapse: a person who is physically weak and ineffectual

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

ponder collapse

stickle collapse: dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)

procrastinate collapse: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"; postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

equivocation collapse: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language; intentionally vague or ambiguous

mugwump collapse: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics); someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884

back down collapse

linger collapse: take one's time; proceed slowly; remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"

teeter collapse: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

alteration collapse: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

equivocate collapse

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