oscillate
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oscillates;
oscillated;
oscillating
Britannica Dictionary definition of OSCILLATE
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to move in one direction and then back again many times
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The fan was oscillating. [=was turning to the right, then to the left, then to the right, etc.]
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Stock prices have continued to oscillate. [=to go up and down]
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an oscillating fan
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formal
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to keep changing from one belief, feeling, condition, etc., to an opposite one
— usually + between
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The mood of voters has oscillated between optimism and pessimism.
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The weather oscillated between brutal cold and searing heat.
3
technical
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to change in strength or direction regularly
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an oscillating electric current
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oscillating radio waves
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stars that oscillate in brightness [=that get brighter, then fainter, then brighter, etc.]
