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Vacillating vs Shifting - What's the difference?

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Vacillating is a related term of shifting.


As verbs the difference between vacillating and shifting

is that vacillating is while shifting is .

As an adjective vacillating

is liable to vacillate; wavering, irresolute.

As a noun shifting is

a shift or change; a shifting movement.

vacillating

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Liable to vacillate; wavering, irresolute.

    • shifting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shift or change; a shifting movement.
  • * (Charles Lamb)
    • I remember the last time I saw Macbeth played, the discrepancy I felt at the changes of garment which he varied, the shiftings and reshiftings, like a Romish priest at mass.
  • * 1978 , Jack Vance, The View from Chickweed's Window
    • Then everyone moved at the same time — slight shiftings of the hands and feet, furtive easings of position.