move+to+and+fro
31vibrate — [17] Vibrate comes from Latin vibrāre ‘move quickly to and fro, shake’. This went back ultimately to a prehistoric Indo European base *wib , *weib ‘move quickly to and fro’, which also produced English weave ‘move to and fro’ (as in ‘weave… …
32rock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swing, sway, oscillate, teeter. See oscillation. n. crag, boulder, cliff, stone; refuge, haven, support, defense; slang, diamond, jewel, gem. See land, stability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
33wag — I. verb (wagged; wagging) Etymology: Middle English waggen; akin to Middle High German wacken to totter, Old English wegan to move more at way Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to be in motion ; stir 2. to move to and fro or up an …
34shuttle — n. & v. n. 1 a a bobbin with two pointed ends used for carrying the weft thread across between the warp threads in weaving. b a bobbin carrying the lower thread in a sewing machine. 2 a train, bus, etc., going to and fro over a short route… …
35sway — swayable, adj. swayer, n. swayingly, adv. /sway/, v.i. 1. to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support. 2. to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction. 3. to incline in opinion, sympathy,… …
36wag — I. v. a. Shake, waggle, shake to and fro. II. v. n. 1. Vibrate, move to and fro, be shaken to and fro. 2. (Colloq.) Move, progress, stir, advance. III. n. Wit, humorist, joker, jester, droll, humorous fellow, droll fellow …
37wave — {{11}}wave (n.) moving billow of water, 1520s, from WAVE (Cf. wave) (v.), replacing M.E. waw, which is from O.E. wagian to move to and fro (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. wag, O.Fris. weg, O.N. vagr water in motion, wave, billow, Goth. wegs tempest; see WAG… …
38shake — vb 1 Shake, tremble, quake, totter, quiver, shiver, shudder, quaver, wobble, teeter, shimmy, dither are comparable when they mean to exhibit vibratory, wavering, or oscillating movement often as an evidence of instability. Shake, the ordinary and …
39swing — vb 1 Swing, wave, flourish, brandish, shake, thrash are comparable when they mean to wield or to handle something so that it moves alternately backward and forward or upward and downward or around and around. Swing often implies regular… …
40sway — [[t]sweɪ[/t]] v. i. 1) to move or swing to and fro, as something fastened at one end 2) to move or incline to one side 3) to incline in opinion, sympathy, etc 4) to fluctuate or vacillate, as in opinion 5) to wield power; exercise rule 6) to… …
