move+to+and+fro

  • 71Vibrate — Vi brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v. t.] 1. To …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 72Vibrating — Vibrate Vi brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v. t …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 73weave — I. verb (wove or weaved; woven or weaved; weaving) Etymology: Middle English weven, from Old English wefan; akin to Old High German weban to weave, Greek hyphainein to weave, hyphos web Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 74vibrant — vibrancy, vibrance, n. vibrantly, adv. /vuy breuhnt/, adj. 1. moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating. 2. vibrating so as to produce sound, as a string. 3. (of sounds) characterized by perceptible vibration; resonant; resounding. 4. pulsating with… …

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  • 75cite — mid 15c., to summon, from O.Fr. citer to summon (14c.), from L. citare to cause to move, arouse, summon, urge, call, frequentative of ciere to move, set in motion, stir, rouse, call, invite from PIE root *keie to set in motion, to move to and fro …

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  • 76agitate — agitable /aj i teuh beuhl/, adj. agitative, adj. /aj i tayt /, v., agitated, agitating. v.t. 1. to move or force into violent, irregular action: The hurricane winds agitated the sea. 2. to shake or move briskly: The machine agitated the mixture.… …

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  • 77agitation — (n.) 1560s, mental tossing to and fro, from Fr. agitation, from L. agitationem (nom. agitatio) motion, agitation, noun of action from pp. stem of agitare move to and fro, frequentative of agere in its sense of to drive (see ACT (Cf. act) (n.)) …

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  • 78swing — 1. verb 1) the sign swung in the wind Syn: sway, oscillate, move back and forth, move to and fro, wave, wag, rock, flutter, flap 2) Helen swung the bottle Syn: brandish, wave …

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  • 79wave — 1. verb 1) he waved his flag in triumph Syn: brandish, shake, swish, move to and fro, move up and down, wag, sweep, swing, flourish, wield; flick, flutter 2) the grass waved in the breeze Syn …

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  • 80shimmer — v 1. glow, gleam faintly, shine; luminesce, incandesce, phosphoresce, make radiant or lustrous; illuminate, illumine, Archaic. illume, Obs. en lumine; brighten, light up, cast light upon, make brilliant or luminous; radiate, irradiate, effulge;… …

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