Oscillating Meaning
/ˈɑsəˌleɪtɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjMoving in a repeated back-and-forth motion; coming and going.
"But if he be admitted to have been fixed, as he declares, it admits of proof that he has a species of fixedness belonging to him of a very oscillating kind; which may be best illustrated by that of a ship riding off at sea by a single anchor, which at every turn of the tide swings about, and brings her head round to a point of the compass diametrically opposite to that it stood toward before."— 1797, An Address to the Nation, Shewing the Necessity of Forming an Armed Association, in Consequence of the Conspiracy of the Republicans in Ireland to Subvert the Constitution, pages 140–1:
adjDescribing a function or divergent series that moves between multiple values.
"Highly oscillating sequences converge in the weak topology, i.e., the topology of convergence of integral means."— 2002, Eduard Feireisl, “Viscous and/or heat conducting compressible fluids”, in Susan Friedlander, Denis Serre, editors, Handbook of Mathematical Fluid Dynamics, →ISBN, page 355:
verbpresent participle and gerund of oscillate
Sentence Examples
A seiche is a standing wave oscillating in a body of water.
Life is unpredictable, problematic, oscillating between ups and downs.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The fan was ____ back and forth to cool the hot room.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ fan moved back and forth across the room, providing a gentle breeze on the hot afternoon.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fan was ____ back and forth to cool the hot room.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ fan moved back and forth across the room, providing a gentle breeze on the hot afternoon.