vacillateஊசலாடுūcalāṭu(uusalaaḍu)(3 intr)sway from side to side, oscillate, teeter on the brink of s.t.; hang in the balance, be on the edge or verge of s.t.
Usage:
அவன் உயிர் ஊசலாடுகிறதால் அவன் எந்நேரமும் இறந்து விடலாம்avaṉ uyir ūcalāṭukiṟatāl avaṉ ennēramum iṟantu viṭalām
avan uyir uusalaaḍradunaale avan enda neeramum eranduḍalaam
Since he is vacillating near death, he could die at any time.
தயங்குtayaṅku(tayangu)(3 intr)hesitate, waver; dither, be indecisive, be undecided, be of two minds, keep changing o's mind; (inf.) dilly-dally, shilly-shally, hem and haw, blow hot and cold, sit on the fence
Usage:
தன் தாயை விட்டுவிட்டு வெளிநாடு போவதா என்று அவன் தயங்குகிறான்taṉ tāyai viṭṭuviṭṭu veḷināṭu pōvatā eṉṟu avaṉ tayaṅkukiṟāṉ
tannooḍa ammaave viṭṭuṭṭu veḷinaaḍu pooradaaṇṇu avan tayangraan
He was vacillating about whether to go abroad, and having to leave his mother behind.
