Thesaurus results for SEESAWING

seesawing

verb

present participle of seesaw

as in swaying

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 bobbing

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

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Recent Examples of seesawing In recent years, the seesawing price of eggs has largely come down to avian flu, which affects wild birds and poultry. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 Hewlett Packard Enterprise emerged as one of the most overbought stocks as the market grappled with seesawing volatility this week. — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 June 2026 In the midst of seesawing oil prices, reports suggest the project — slated for completion in late 2027 — is well ahead of schedule and already around 50% complete. — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 The clearest example of the two companies’ seesawing outlooks is in performance running. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026 This includes soaring gas prices at the pump, seesawing stock markets, rising food and fertilizer prices, higher shipping-insurance costs, and fuel shortages that have touched off violence, work stoppages, and profiteering in parts of Asia and Africa. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026 Armchair investors have endured several stomach-churning days in March, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones averages seesawing in response to the Iran war, surging gas prices and inflation fears. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 The back-and-forth sent oil prices and stock markets seesawing. — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 The seesawing decisions by Jones Dickson came during a hearing Monday, when Tran’s trial was expected to get underway with his case being assigned a trial judge. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026

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Verb

Fear is not simply a tool for swaying the uninformed, undecided voter.

— Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
The specialists working on the mission had to ensure the drone could carry a human being without flipping over or swaying excessively, according to the unit.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of swaying

Verb

On Collins Ave in Miami Beach, the yachts along the intracoastal were bobbing nearly at street level.

— Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
The world was not watching, but the ostriches were, their heads bobbing above the pen like periscopes.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bobbing

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After a handful of supremely mellow releases that blended lurching ’90s breakbeats with wintry, Mazzy Star-like songwriting, their third album dives into a vat of mercurial distortion and slippery, all-consuming bass.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Irvine, who was commuting home from his job as a technician in a dark blue Volkswagen hatchback, came to an abrupt stop in free-flowing traffic, lurching to the far-right lane.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lurching

Verb

An April 9 strike on a pumping station cut throughput by about 700,000 barrels a day before Saudi Arabia restored full capacity days later.

— Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
In a city known for fast, adrenaline-pumping vacations, the Scenic Boat Tour invites visitors to slow down and experience Orlando in a totally different light.

— Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pumping

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The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x starts things off strong with a gorgeous 14-inch 2K OLED display rocking a 1200p resolution.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
That’s going to ramp up the pressure on an improving Drake Maye in a place that’s rocking.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocking

Verb

Darren Gold, who is now board president, said Gonzales-Torres falsely accused him of shaking her, prompting a city investigation.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Traders woke up in a cheerful mood today, shaking off the riots in France and the rising price of oil.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaking

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