All seesaw synonyms
seeΒ·saw
S s verb seesaw
- wobble β to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
- caned β a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- whiffling β to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
- come and go β to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- castling β the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- hook up β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- exchange β Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
- horse trading β the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- give and take β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- lurch β Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- bandied β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- joggle β to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
- oscillate β to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- bob β If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.
- caning β a beating with a cane as a punishment
- fluctuate β to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- deal in β to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- yoyo β a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- ebb and flow β tidal movement
- wigwag β Nautical. the act or process of sending messages by the movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.
- cash in β If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
- zigzagged β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- hesitate β to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- dithering β a trembling; vibration.
- flip-flopping β Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- joggling β Present participle of joggle.
- bandying β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- fishtail β to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
- birch β A birch or a birch tree is a type of tall tree with thin branches.
- waver β to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- castled β like a castle in construction; castellated
- birching β the action of beating someone, esp a naughty schoolchild, with a birch
- whiffle β to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
- alternate β When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
- librate β to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- zigzagging β Present participle of zigzag.
- weltering β to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
adj seesaw
- here and there β in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- backward and forward β If someone or something moves backward and forward, they move repeatedly first in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
adv seesaw
- back and forth β If someone moves back and forth, they repeatedly move in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
- from pillar to post β an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.