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vaciller

\va.si.je\
\va.si.le\

Sounds like vacillai, vacillé, vacillée, vacillées, vacillés, vacillez

Where it comes from

Du latin vacillare.

verb vaciller · avoir vacillé · en vacillant · en ayant vacillé · vacillant · vacillé

Chanceler ; trembler ; n’être pas bien ferme. Les tiares de Rome et d’Avignon s’entrechoquent et l’Eglise, qui subsiste seule debout sur ces décombres, vacille à son tour, car le grand Schisme de l’Occident l’ébranle.
figuratively Être incertain ou irrésolu ; varier. Vaciller dans ses réponses.

In English

vacillate to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
waver to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter
falter To waver or be unsteady
stagger an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
wobble move with an uneven or rocking motion
backwater to vacillate on a long-held position
lurch to make a sudden, unsteady movement
teeter tilt back and forth on an edge
flicker to burn or shine unsteadily

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@misc{vaciller_2026,
  title = {vaciller},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/vaciller},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}