seesaws 1 of 2

verb

Definition of seesawsnext
present tense third-person singular of seesaw
1
as in lurches
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions as their boat seesawed in the rough water, the rescue team tried to get the passengers off the sinking ship

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as in bobs
to make short up-and-down movements the price of the stock has been seesawing all week

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seesaws

2 of 2

noun

plural of seesaw
as in rubbers

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  1. sways
  2. pumps
  3. shakes
  4. rallies
Verb
  • The camera sways and various items around the room fall over.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The feeling of walking up to your property, putting the keys in the door but then the door just sways open.
    David Crown, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of sways
Verb
  • The Dodgers’ heartbeat still pumps.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • For the walkabout, Charlotte wore a blue coat dress embroidered with a tartan pattern, navy tights and black Mary Jane pumps.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of pumps
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  • Dexter has a panicked, sickened feeling after seeing his first dead kid, and the whole experience shakes him to his core.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Looking around the restaurant patio at the Chateau Marmont, populated by folks famous and fame-adjacent, some whispering, others talking at a volume that seems less an invitation than a demand to eavesdrop, the filmmaker shakes his head and smiles.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of shakes
Noun
  • In rallies this fall, thousands of far-right and ultranationalist activists marched through Russian cities in support of Putin’s policies.
    Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Model Alliance has staged various rallies to draw attention to the legislation including one with Amazon whistleblower Chris Smalls in April and another one with models at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the day before The Met Gala in May.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of rallies
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Thesaurus Entries Near seesaws

seesawing

seesaws

sees eye to eye

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