oscillate
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- v be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement - v move or swing from side to side regularly
- Because it causes its victims to oscillate between two extreme emotional states, it is also known to psychiatrists as bipolar affective disorder.
- Sure enough, when two patterns compete for awareness in a binocular-rivalry display, the neurons representing the eye that is "winning" the competition oscillate in synchrony .
- To make a credit-card transaction, say, a buyer presses his finger to the touch pad, triggering an imperceptible pulse of energy that makes the film oscillate.