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All yoyo synonyms

yo-yo
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verb yoyo

  • turn around β€” move to face away
  • turn the corner β€” the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
  • turn the tables β€” an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
  • bend β€” When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
  • lean β€” to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
  • wobble β€” to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
  • careen β€” To careen somewhere means to rush forward in an uncontrollable way.
  • incline β€” to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
  • lurch β€” Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
  • pulsate β€” to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
  • rock β€” rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
  • roll β€” to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
  • stagger β€” to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
  • swagger β€” to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
  • weave β€” to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
  • dither β€” a trembling; vibration.
  • hedge β€” a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
  • hover β€” to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
  • pause β€” a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
  • reel β€” a lively Scottish dance.
  • straddle β€” to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
  • whiffle β€” to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
  • differ β€” to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
  • diverge β€” to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
  • diversify β€” to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
  • divide β€” to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
  • modify β€” to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
  • range β€” the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
  • assort β€” to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify
  • convert β€” If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
  • depart β€” When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • digress β€” to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
  • disagree β€” to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • dissent β€” to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
  • divaricate β€” to spread apart; branch; diverge.
  • inflect β€” to modulate (the voice).
  • mutate β€” to change; alter.
  • part β€” a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • separate β€” to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • transform β€” to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • variegate β€” to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors.
  • permutate β€” to cause (something) to undergo permutation.
  • equivocate β€” Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
  • change one's mind β€” to alter one's decision or opinion
  • falter β€” to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
  • quiver β€” a case for holding or carrying arrows.
  • shake β€” to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
  • teeter β€” to move unsteadily.
  • tremble β€” to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
  • deliberate β€” If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
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