vaciller
Meanings
Verb
1. to vacillate
2. to flicker out (as a candle)
Examples13
Ma confiance vacille.
My confidence is wavering.
Sa carrière vacillait.
His career had faltered.
Toute la structure du pouvoir vacille.
The whole power structure is tottering.
La flamme vacilla pendant un moment, puis mourut.
The flame flickered for a moment, then died out.
La bougie a vacillé à quelques reprises, puis s'est éteinte.
The candle flickered a few times and then went out.
Une bougie vacille dans la brise.
The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze.