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  • 51oscillate — /os euh layt /, v., oscillated, oscillating. v.i. 1. to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does. 2. to vary or vacillate between differing beliefs, opinions, conditions, etc.: He oscillates regularly between elation and despair. 3. Physics.… …

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  • 52oscillate — os•cil•late [[t]ˈɒs əˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does 2) to vary or vacillate between differing beliefs, conditions, etc 3) phs to vary between maximum and minimum values, as of a cycle or… …

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  • 53shuttle — shut•tle [[t]ˈʃʌt l[/t]] n. v. tled, tling 1) a device in a loom for passing or shooting the filling thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usu. consisting of a boat shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the… …

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  • 54wigwag — [c]/ˈwɪgwæg/ (say wigwag) verb (wigwagged, wigwagging) –verb (t) 1. to move (something) to and fro. –verb (i) 2. to move to and fro. 3. Navy, etc. to signal by movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code. –noun Navy, etc. 4.… …

  • 55os|cil|late — «OS uh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.i. 1. to swing to and fro like a pendulum; move to and fro between two points. 2. to vary or waver, as between opinions, purposes, or courses of action: »Human nature oscillates between good and evil… …

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  • 56vibrate — verb (vibrated; vibrating) Etymology: Latin vibratus, past participle of vibrare to brandish, wave, rock more at wipe Date: 1616 transitive verb 1. to swing or move to and fro 2. to emit with or as if with a vibratory motion 3. to mark or measure …

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  • 57tremble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shake, shiver; vacillate; vibrate, totter, quake, quaver; shudder, pulsate. See fear, agitation, weakness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. quiver, shiver, vibrate; see shake 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …

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  • 58vibrate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To quiver] Syn. fluctuate, flutter, waver, swing; see wave 3 . 2. [To sound] Syn. echo, resound, reverberate; see sound 1 . See Synonym Study at swing . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To move to and fro in short, jerky… …

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  • 59vibrate — verb 1》 move with small movements rapidly to and fro. 2》 (of a sound) resonate. Derivatives vibrating adjective Origin ME: from L. vibrat , vibrare move to and fro …

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  • 60shuttlecock — /ˈʃʌtlkɒk / (say shutlkok) noun 1. a piece of cork, or similar light material, with feathers stuck in one end, intended to be struck to and fro, as with a racquet in the game of badminton or with a battledore in the game of battledore, or with a… …