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seesawing

UK
/ˈsiːsɔːɪŋ/
US
/ˈsiːsɔːɪŋ/

Translations

seesawingnoun
seesawings
pl
The children enjoyed playing on the seesawing in the park.
Дети с удовольствием играли на качелях в парке.
Synonyms
oscillation
swaying
teetering
vacillation
fluctuation
seesawinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsiːˌsɔːɪŋ/
US
/ˈsiˌsɔɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is moving or fluctuating back and forth or up and down.
seesawverb

seesawing

Gerund

seesawed
Past Simple
seesawed
Past Participle
seesawing
Gerund
UK
/ˈsiːsɔː/
US
/ˈsiːsɔː/
The children like to seesaw in the playground.
Дети любят качаться на детской площадке.
The stock prices seesaw throughout the day.
Цены на акции колеблются в течение дня.
Synonyms
oscillate
sway
vacillate
waver
fluctuate

Definitions

seesawingnoun
The act or process of moving back and forth or up and down, resembling the motion of a seesaw.
The seesawing of the stock market made investors anxious.
seesawinggerund / present participle
Alternating back and forth or up and down; fluctuating.
The currency experienced seesawing prices throughout the week.
seesawverb
To move back and forth or up and down in a manner similar to a seesaw.
The stock market seesawed throughout the day, leaving investors uncertain.
To change rapidly and repeatedly from one state or condition to another.
Her emotions seesawed between joy and despair as she awaited the test results.
To cause (someone or something) to move back and forth or up and down in the manner of a seesaw.
The coach seesawed the bar to test its balance before the athletes practiced.
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