Difference between Vacillate and Waver

What is the difference between Vacillate and Waver?

Vacillate as a verb is to sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate. while Waver as a verb is to sway back and forth; to totter or reel.

Vacillate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate. To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

Waver

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.To falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way.To be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of wavering, vacillating, etc.Someone who waves, enjoys waving, etc.Someone who specializes in waving (hair treatment).A tool that accomplishes hair waving.

Example sentence: Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.

We hope you now know whether to use Vacillate or Waver in your sentence.

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