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Seesawing

Seesaw \See"saw`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Seesawad; p. pr. & vb. n. Seesawing.] To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward.

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seesawing

n. A rising and falling, like that of a seesaw. vb. (present participle of seesaw English)

Usage examples of "seesawing".

After the elephant had got used to seesawing by herself, she was gradually persuaded to do the same with one and another of the Chinese on her back, until all three of them were up there, doing poses and pyramids, and eventually with Monday and Tuesday also up there joining in the posturing, while the great beast happily teetered and occasionally trumpeted with joy.

Then, without command, she continued shifting her weight and seesawing forward and backward.

Beyond the city limits, the sea had become choppy, seesawing with foam.

Henry remembered it well, that seesawing hand as much a part of Pete as the chewed pencils and toothpicks were of Beaver.

Just the fact that you're still seesawing back and forth tells me something.

I've been seesawing back and forth for years, but now I don't even think I've got a choice anymore.

He bucked straightaway, seesawing wickedly as he jumped, and contorted his back and writhed his spine.

They had been playing for almost an hour, with luck seesawing back and forth, when Asa suddenly got up.