oscillate vs hesitate

oscillate and hesitate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oscillate	No	No	Yes	No
hesitate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hesitate is a hypernym of oscillate; that is, hesitate is a word with a broader meaning than oscillate:

oscillate: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hesitate: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

Other hypernyms of oscillate include waffle, waver.

oscillate (verb)	hesitate (verb)
move or swing from side to side regularly	pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action	interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing