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Mr. Tom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Verb required: She knew her husband was...

Hi

I need a verb for this sentence.

[If someone is very sick -- let's say in the ICU]

While she made arrangements for the perfect holiday, her husband lay in the ICU _______________ between life and death..

Thanks,

Tom
  

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hovering

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Thanks, fivejedjon.

I am aware that the word vacillate has an altogether different meaning, but ...

Can we use it at all in this situation?

Her husband lay in the ICU vacillating between life and death.

Tom
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Mr. TomHer husband lay in the ICU vacillating between life and death.
Not really. It sounds as if he is trying to make a conscious choice between two options
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