"oscillate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɑsɪleɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-oscillate.ogg Forms: oscillates [present, singular, third-person], oscillating [participle, present], oscillated [participle, past], oscillated [past]
Etymology: From Latin ōscillātus, perfect passive participle of Latin ōscillō (“swing”), from ōscillum (“a swing”), usually identified with ōscillum (“a little face or mask hung on a tree that sways with the wind”), diminutive of ōs (“mouth, face”). Doublet of osculate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ōscillātus}} Latin ōscillātus, {{uder|en|la|ōscillō||swing}} Latin ōscillō (“swing”), {{doublet|en|osculate}} Doublet of osculate Head templates: {{en-verb}} oscillate (third-person singular simple present oscillates, present participle oscillating, simple past and past participle oscillated)
  1. (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Mechanics Translations (to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm): вибрирам (vibriram) (Bulgarian), осцилирам (osciliram) (Bulgarian), oscil·lar (Catalan), 振盪 (Chinese Mandarin), 振荡 (zhèndàng) (Chinese Mandarin), kmitat (Czech), oscilovat (Czech), võnkliikuma (Estonian), värähdellä (Finnish), heilua (Finnish), oskilloida (Finnish), osciller (French), oscilar (Galician), schwingen (German), pendeln (German), oszilieren (German), vibrieren (German), zittern (German), changieren (German), ταλαντεύομαι (talantévomai) (Greek), διακυμαίνομαι (diakymaínomai) (Greek), αιωρούμαι (aioroúmai) (Greek), תָּנַד (tanad) [masculine] (Hebrew), תָּנְדָה (tanda) [feminine] (Hebrew), הִתְנוֹדֵד (hitnoded) [masculine] (Hebrew), הִתְנוֹדְדָה (hitnodeda) [feminine] (Hebrew), ascalaigh (Irish), oscillare (Italian), 振動する (shindō-suru) (alt: しんどうする) (Japanese), kōpiupiu (Maori), oscylować [imperfective] (Polish), oscilar (Portuguese), oscila (Romanian), колеба́ться (kolebátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), кача́ться (kačátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), осцилли́ровать (oscillírovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), oscilar (Spanish), pendla (Swedish), осцилювати (oscyljuvaty) (Ukrainian), колива́тися (kolyvátysja) (Ukrainian), osgiliadu (Welsh)
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  2. (intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-oscillate-en-verb-pllSxqai Disambiguation of Mechanics: 36 27 37
  3. (intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-oscillate-en-verb-lrRiCWDm Disambiguation of Mechanics: 36 27 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vacillate Derived forms: oscillator Related terms: oscillation, undulate

Inflected forms

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        "To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm."
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        "(intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm."
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "vibriram",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "вибрирам"
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          "roman": "osciliram",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "осцилирам"
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          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "oscil·lar"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "振盪"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhèndàng",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "振荡"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "kmitat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "oscilovat"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "võnkliikuma"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "värähdellä"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "heilua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "oskilloida"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "osciller"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "oscilar"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "schwingen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "pendeln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "oszilieren"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "vibrieren"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "zittern"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "changieren"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "talantévomai",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "ταλαντεύομαι"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "diakymaínomai",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "διακυμαίνομαι"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "aioroúmai",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "αιωρούμαι"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tanad",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "תָּנַד"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tanda",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "תָּנְדָה"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hitnoded",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
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          "word": "הִתְנוֹדֵד"
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          "roman": "hitnodeda",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
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          "word": "הִתְנוֹדְדָה"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "ascalaigh"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "oscillare"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "alt": "しんどうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shindō-suru",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "振動する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "kōpiupiu"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "oscylować"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "oscilar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "oscila"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kolebátʹsja",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "колеба́ться"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kačátʹsja",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "кача́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oscillírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "осцилли́ровать"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "oscilar"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "pendla"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "oscyljuvaty",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "осцилювати"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
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          "roman": "kolyvátysja",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "колива́тися"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
          "word": "osgiliadu"
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          "text": "The mood for change oscillated from day to day.",
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        "To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc."
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        "(intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc."
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        "To vary above and below a mean value."
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    "Terms with French translations",
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        "(intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm."
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        "(intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vibriram",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "вибрирам"
    },
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      "roman": "osciliram",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "осцилирам"
    },
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      "word": "oscil·lar"
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      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "振盪"
    },
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      "roman": "zhèndàng",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "振荡"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "kmitat"
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      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "oscilovat"
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      "code": "et",
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      "word": "võnkliikuma"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "värähdellä"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "heilua"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "oskilloida"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "osciller"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "oscilar"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "schwingen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "pendeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "oszilieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "vibrieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "zittern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "changieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "talantévomai",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "ταλαντεύομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diakymaínomai",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "διακυμαίνομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aioroúmai",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "αιωρούμαι"
    },
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tanad",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "תָּנַד"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tanda",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "תָּנְדָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitnoded",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הִתְנוֹדֵד"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitnodeda",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הִתְנוֹדְדָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "ascalaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "oscillare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんどうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shindō-suru",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "振動する"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "kōpiupiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "oscylować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "oscilar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "oscila"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kolebátʹsja",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "колеба́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kačátʹsja",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "кача́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oscillírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "осцилли́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "oscilar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "pendla"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oscyljuvaty",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "осцилювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kolyvátysja",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "колива́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm",
      "word": "osgiliadu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oscillate"
}

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