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Another word for seesaw

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Verb

  1. To lean suddenly, unsteadily, and erratically from the vertical axis

    See also:

    straight

    move

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Another word for seesaw

Noun
  1. See also:

    teeter-totter

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Sentence Examples

  • seesaw action, up and down.

  • Drugs called GABA agonists, such as baclofen and carbamazepine, are useful in treatment of seesaw nystagmus and PAN, if the nystagmus is acquired and not congenital.

  • Chicken people need more foresight, and, due to their basic reckless and erratic nature, they seesaw between being rich and poor.

  • The Sanyo massage heads seesaw to an angle of 50 degrees to follow the curves of the shoulders and back.

  • seesaw battle followed as White started finding his power and had Nicol moving to the corners.

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