Both Uses of
oscillate
in
Childhood's End
- Maia and Jan had never had a single home, but had oscillated between their parents' families like two small shuttlecocks.†
Chpt 8 *
- Now that the polar regions had been opened up, a considerable fraction of the human race oscillated from Arctic to Antarctic at six monthly intervals, seeking the long, nightiess polar summer.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
move or swing from side to side regularly
or:
waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
or:
waver between conflicting positions or courses of action