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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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