| oscillate | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate | be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" |
| ~ hesitate, waffle, waver | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" |
| ~ shillyshally | be uncertain and vague. |
| v. (motion) | 2. oscillate, vibrate | move or swing from side to side regularly.; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" |
| ~ sway, swing | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.; "He swung back" |
| ~ hunt | oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent.; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency" |
| ~ librate | vibrate before coming to a total rest.; "the children's swing librated" |
| wriggle | | |
| n. (act) | 1. squirm, wiggle, wriggle | the act of wiggling. |
| ~ movement, motility, motion, move | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| v. (motion) | 2. squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).; "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ wrench | make a sudden twisting motion. |
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