Both Uses of
oscillate
in
The War of the Worlds
- This was a body resembling a milk can in its general form, above which oscillated a pear-shaped receptacle, and from which a stream of white powder flowed into a circular basin below.†
Chpt 2.3
- The oscillatory motion was imparted to this by one tentacle of the handling-machine.†
Chpt 2.3 *
Definition:
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(oscillate) move or swing from side to side regularly
or:
waver between conflicting positions or courses of action