n. [ L. vacillatio: cf. F. vacillation. ] 1. The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering. [ 1913 Webster ]
His vacillations, always exhibited most pitiably in emergencies. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Unsteadiness of purpose; changeableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is a vacillation, or an alternation of knowledge and doubt. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]