oscillating

verb

Definition of oscillatingnext
present participle of oscillate
1
as in fluctuating
to move back and forth in a rhythmic manner When a guitar string is plucked, it oscillates to produce sound waves in the air.

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2
as in alternating
to continuously change from one belief, feeling, or condition to an opposite one The model's hair color oscillates between bleach blond and jet black.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oscillating
  1. fluctuating
  2. rolling
  3. shaking
Verb
  • Humans lack the insulating blubber or specialized heat-regulating systems needed to endure fluctuating ocean temperatures.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Between ceaseless injuries and fluctuating personnel, how can any team find success in these conditions?
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of fluctuating
Verb
  • The resort is in a zone of rolling hills—the Barrocal, filled with fig, olive and cork trees—surrounded by small villages that preserve a slow and traditional way of life, and close to a regional hub of creativity and culture.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Located in one of France's most picturesque areas, the land of 1,000 castles, each of these unique properties is surrounded by stunning landscape from lush vineyards and rolling fields to quaint villages.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of rolling
Verb
  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaking
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