oscillates
Swings back and forth
Oscillates means to swing back and forth with regular motion, like a pendulum or a fan turning side to side.
The word extends to any wavering between states or positions: The stock price oscillates between fifty and sixty dollars, Her mood oscillates between optimism and despair.
In physics and electronics, oscillation describes repetitive variation around a central point—the behavior of waves, currents, and vibrations.
Hesitate or fluctuate
- vacillateWaver between choices
- hesitatePause in uncertainty
- equivocateSpeak vaguely to mislead
- ditherNervous inability to choose
fluctuate · sway · teeter · waffle · hedge · yo-yo · back-and-forth · torn
To show differences
- waverHesitate or fluctuate
- alternateOccur in succession
- shiftMovement or work period
- modulateVary pitch or intensity
undulate · ebb · flow · vacillate · swing · cycle · rise and fall · seesaw
Suspended recreational seat
- metronomeAdjustable beat-marking device
- bobShort vertical movement
- arcCurved line segment
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
amplitude · harmonic · periodic · clock · grandfather clock · Foucault · suspension · pivot
waver
Hesitate or fluctuate
- vacillateWaver between choices
- hesitatePause in uncertainty
- equivocateSpeak vaguely to mislead
dither · fluctuate · sway · teeter · waffle · hedge · yo-yo · back-and-forth · torn · ambivalent
vary
To show differences
modulate · undulate · ebb · flow · vacillate · swing · cycle · rise and fall · seesaw · yo-yo
swing
Suspended recreational seat
period · amplitude · harmonic · periodic · clock · grandfather clock · Foucault · suspension · pivot · frequency
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
cycle · pattern · wave · frequency · period · meter · sync · timing · regular · periodic
resonate
Vibrate or echo deeply
hum · buzz · throb · flutter · shudder · ripple · shimmer · wobble · judder · wiggle
oscillatesstands still
Ceases all movement
rests · halts · freezes · stops · holds steady
oscillatesstabilizes
Makes firm or steady
equilibrates · settles · plateaus · persists · maintains
- oscillating fanRotating electric air circulator
- oscillating sprinklerRotating lawn water distributor
- local oscillatorInternal signal for frequency conversion
- oscillating sawBlade vibrates side-to-side
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