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to oscillate
01
to move back and forth repeatedly between two points or positions
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
oscillate
3rd person singular
oscillates
Past simple
oscillated
Past participle
oscillated
Examples
The pendulum swung back and forth, oscillating steadily over time.
02
to move back and forth in a regular rhythm between two or more states, positions, or opinions
Intransitive
Examples
Political views may oscillate from liberal to conservative as people experience different life stages.
03
(of an electric current) to vary in strength or direction in a consistent, repetitive cycle
Intransitive
Examples
The signal generator caused the current to oscillate between high and low voltages.
Lexical Tree
oscillation
oscillator
oscillate
oscill
