Today’s word - oscillate
Other forms: oscillating; oscillated; oscillatesOn a hot day, you’ll be happy to have a fan that can oscillate, meaning it moves back and forth in a steady motion.
The verb oscillate can be traced back to the Latin word oscillum, meaning "swing," so it makes sense that oscillate is used to describe an object like a fan or a pendulum that swings from side to side. The word also can be used to describe a different kind of motion — the wavering of someone who is going back and forth between conflicting beliefs or actions. If you’ve ever had trouble making up your mind about something, you probably know what it feels like to oscillate — back and forth from one decision and to another and then back again. And again. And again.
Definitions of oscillate
1. verb move or swing from side to side regularly
“the needle on the meter was oscillating”
synonyms : vibrate
types: hunt
oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
librate
vibrate before coming to a total rest
type of: sway, swing
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
2. verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
“He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement”
synonyms : hover, vacillate, vibrate
types: shilly-shally, shillyshally
hesitate or be unable to decide; go back and forth on
type of: hesitate, waffle, waver
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Question
Then the passengers in the "Hirondelle" ended by falling asleep, some with open mouths, others with lowered chins, leaning against their neighbour's shoulder, or with their arm passed through the strap, ________ regularly with the jolting of the carriage.
(A) ventilating
(B) oscillating
(C) putrefying
(D) evaporating
Right Answer :- (B) oscillating
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