Thesaurus results for OSCILLATING

oscillating

verb

present participle of oscillate

as in fluctuating

to move back and forth in a rhythmic manner When a guitar string is plucked, it oscillates to produce sound waves in the air.

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as in alternating

to continuously change from one belief, feeling, or condition to an opposite one The model's hair color oscillates between bleach blond and jet black.

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Recent Examples of oscillating Dreame’s newest smart fan, the futuristic MF10, provides wide-ranging airflow via two bladeless, independently oscillating wings. — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 And, not only that, but the swing starts oscillating faster and faster. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Super-Kamiokande experiment, an enormous 110 million-pound (50-kiloton) vessel of ultrapure water buried under a mountain in Japan, discovered in 1998 that neutrinos produced in the atmosphere were oscillating. — Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 How to Change the Grout in Your Shower Start your refresh by removing the old grout with grout removal tools like a grout saw or an oscillating tool equipped with a grout removal blade. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026 After the oscillating light and dark, after the speeding forward, after the commuting or praying or both, this moment seems to hold an extra teaching. — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026 Oil prices have been on a rollercoaster this year, oscillating as traders react to flare-ups in fighting and monitor oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Instead of oscillating between performance and people, leaders can learn to integrate these two seemingly opposing forces into a single approach to transformational leadership. — Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Joyful noise and other, impolite sounds radiated from the sets oscillating between the two sites. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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Such flexibility is compatible with the fluctuating nature of entrepreneurship.

— Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Gray noise, per The New York Times, may sound like wind blowing or steady rainfall and works for apartment dwellers sensitive to sharp or fluctuating noises.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fluctuating

Verb

Cooper Powers also played more at right guard after alternating between left guard and center.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Two baseball fields will be set up on opposite ends of the stadium, with the game taking place on each during alternating innings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of alternating

Verb

There’s seat-shaking violence in how the whale breaches the surface and slams its weight back down (the crafty sound design is by James Miller) and body horror in its claustrophobic, spongy inner chambers.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Just below the broad smile he’s been wearing all morning, John Ternus’ hands are shaking.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaking

Verb

But Roger remembers the particular discipline of working on low-budget film productions, when stock and time were precious and rolling the camera was consequential.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
The rolling pizza party is just one example of how deeply the dish has become woven into New Haven's identity.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of rolling

Verb

He gets pummeled by waves and rip currents while negotiating the famously difficult shore dive but is soon swimming among brightly colored marine life and undulating kelp forests that filter sunlight from the surface.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Moments later, Jay is trapped inside, surrounded by gooey protrusions of undulating flesh.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of undulating

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