Seesawed - English meaning

Seesawed – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or condition to another and back again.
Usage examples:
The market see-sawed as rumours spread of an imminent cabinet reshuffle

verb
Past simple and past participle of seesaw
Usage examples:
His mind seesawed between hope and despair all through those weeks.

Seesawed translation into English

Seesawed: translate from English into Chinese

跷跷板, 趄

Seesawed: translate from English into Dutch

Geschommeld, Wippen, Schommelen, Op en neer gaan, Weifelen, Afwisselen

Seesawed: translate from English into French

Balançoire, Osciller, Jouer à la bascule

Seesawed: translate from English into German

Schaukelte, Wippen, Schwanken, Auf und ab gehen

Seesawed: translate from English into Hindi

सीसावेड, संदेह करना, उबालना, उत्तेजित होना, आगे-पीछे चलना, आगा-पीछा करना, ऊपर-नीचे होना

Seesawed: translate from English into Italian

Altalenante, Oscillare

Seesawed: translate from English into Korean

시소, 앞뒤로 움직이게 하다, 시소를 타다, 아래위로 번갈아 움직이다, 앞뒤로 번갈아 움직이다, 변동하다, 아래위로 움직이게 하다

Seesawed: translate from English into Russian

Качели, Колебаться, Качаться на доске, Проявлять нерешительность

Seesawed: translate from English into Spanish

Balancín, Oscilar, Columpiarse, Vacilar en unos instantes

Word origin

mid 17th century (originally used by sawyers as a rhythmical refrain): reduplication of the verb saw1 (symbolic of the sawing motion).

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Seesawed – similar words

seesaws

verb
A long plank balanced in the middle on a fixed support, on each end of which children sit and swing up and down by pushing the ground alternately with their feet.

noun
A device for children’s play that consists of a board balanced at the center, with a place at each end for a child to sit on and push away from the ground with the feet, causing the other end to go down
Usage examples:
The lead seesawed (= first one side was winning, then the other) throughout the game.

Seesaws - all meanings in English

seesawing

verb
Change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or condition to another and back again.
Usage examples:
The market see-sawed as rumours spread of an imminent cabinet reshuffle

Seesawing - all meanings in English

seesaw

verb
A long plank balanced in the middle on a fixed support, on each end of which children sit and swing up and down by pushing the ground alternately with their feet.

Seesaw - all meanings in English

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