oscillate [verb]: move to and fro like a pendulum; fluctuate, vacillate.
Example: A highly temperamental artist, his moods oscillated wildly between euphoria and despair.
Related words: oscillator [noun], oscillatory [adjective]
Synonyms: fluctuate, pendulate, seesaw, swing, vacillate
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