move+to+and+fro
121Hovered — Hover Hov er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hovered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hovering}.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide, linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive into one s house. See {Hovel}.] 1. To hang fluttering in the air …
122Hovering — Hover Hov er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hovered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hovering}.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide, linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive into one s house. See {Hovel}.] 1. To hang fluttering in the air …
123microphone — /muy kreuh fohn /, n. an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound. [1875 80; MICRO , in sense enlarging (extracted from MICROSCOPE) + PHONE] * * * Device… …
124vacillate — v. n. 1. Sway, rock, move to and fro, have an unsteady motion, waver. 2. Waver, fluctuate, hesitate, be inconstant, be unsettled, be unsteady, play fast and loose, blow hot and cold, box the compass, run with the hare and hunt with the hound, be… …
125wa´ver|ing|ly — wav|er1 «WAY vuhr», noun. a person or thing that waves. wa|ver2 «WAY vuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to move to and fro; flutter. 2. to vary in intensity; flicker: »a wavering light. 3. to grow fainter, then louder, or change pitch up and down fairly …
126wa´ver|er — wav|er1 «WAY vuhr», noun. a person or thing that waves. wa|ver2 «WAY vuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to move to and fro; flutter. 2. to vary in intensity; flicker: »a wavering light. 3. to grow fainter, then louder, or change pitch up and down fairly …
127wa|ver — wav|er1 «WAY vuhr», noun. a person or thing that waves. wa|ver2 «WAY vuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to move to and fro; flutter. 2. to vary in intensity; flicker: »a wavering light. 3. to grow fainter, then louder, or change pitch up and down fairly …
128jager — German sharpshooter, 1776, from Ger. jäger, lit. huntsman, from jagen to hunt, from O.H.G. jagon, related to O.Fris. jagia, Du. jagen to hunt, O.N. jaga to drive, to move to and fro (see YACHT (Cf. yacht)). Applied to riflemen and sharpshooters… …
