Synonyms of oscillating

oscillating

verb

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.

Related Words

• fluctuating
• shaking
• rolling
• rocking
• flickering
• undulating
• pitching
• swinging
• swaying
• vibrating
• lurching
• wagging
• waggling
• wobbling
• fluttering
• tossing
• careening
• seesawing
• vacillating
• wavering
• staggering
• jolting
• weaving
• tumbling
• reeling
• jerking
• tottering
• faltering
• floundering
• halting
• waddling
• bucking
• blundering
• stumbling
• teetering
• hobbling
• hitching
• toddling
• doddering

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.

Related Words

• alternating
• swinging
• fluctuating
• swaying
• balancing
• seesawing
• flip-flopping
• vacillating
• yo-yoing
• wavering
• hawing
• staggering
• wobbling
• dithering
• hesitating
• hemming
• faltering
• halting
• hanging back
• weighing
• teetering
• pondering
• scrupling
• debating
• deliberating
• considering
• waffling
• hedging
• equivocating
• shilly-shallying
• pussyfooting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of oscillating

According to Léna, the experiments included studying the dust in the corona (which was emitting infrared radiation), studying the oscillating hot gas in the corona, and studying the chromosphere. — Dhananjay Khadilkar, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

The more constructive comparison is early 2023, when ADBE spent several weeks oscillating around the line before reclaiming it and beginning a strong advance. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Maybe even worse in the upper setting, which had my head oscillating like a bobblehead on a Baja trophy truck. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026

Each cluster contained a simple RLC resonator — a resistor, capacitor, and inductor, a combination that creates an oscillating electrical signal at a particular frequency. — Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026

Sägesser said the team achieved the most sensitive measurement yet of an oscillating electric field inside a chip trap. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Included in the savings are a heat-busting oscillating tower fan from Dreo for those sticky summer days, a portable electric blender from NutriBullet for smoothies on the go, and cooling pillows from Casper designed for hot sleepers. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

This wet-dry vacuum hosts up to 60 minutes of run time, including a hard-floor brush and a carpet brush for oscillating between surfaces, and a self-cleaning brush roll. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026

The result is a movement whose surfaces absorb and redirect light in alternating intensities, oscillating in an almost alchemical interplay of matte depth and metallic sheen as the wrist moves. — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026