shake+to+and+fro
111vibrate — [vī′brāt΄] vt. vibrated, vibrating [< L vibratus, pp. of vibrare, to vibrate, shake < IE * weib (< base * wei , to turn) > WIPE] 1. to give off (light or sound) by vibration 2. to set in to and fro motion; oscillate 3. to cause to… …
112agitate — agitable /aj i teuh beuhl/, adj. agitative, adj. /aj i tayt /, v., agitated, agitating. v.t. 1. to move or force into violent, irregular action: The hurricane winds agitated the sea. 2. to shake or move briskly: The machine agitated the mixture.… …
113waggle — wagglingly, adv. /wag euhl/, v., waggled, waggling, n. v.i. 1. to wobble or shake, esp. while in motion: The ball waggled slowly to a stop. The leaves of the tree waggled in the wind. v.t. 2. to move up and down or from side to side in a short,… …
114Donax — Gk donax, a type of reed in Classical literature, so called because the inflorescences move to and fro in the slightest breeze (Gk doneo, shake) and so the diaspores are easily dispersed by the wind …
115swing — 1. verb 1) the sign swung in the wind Syn: sway, oscillate, move back and forth, move to and fro, wave, wag, rock, flutter, flap 2) Helen swung the bottle Syn: brandish, wave …
116rock — I n 1. boulder, crag, tor; flint, slate, granite, adamant; stone, pebble; bedrock, shelf, reef. 2. foundation, platform, cornerstone, foundation stone, footing; support, prop, brace; bulwark, rampart, fortress, stronghold; anchor, mainstay, staff …
117sway — v 1. swing, oscillate, rock, move back and forth or to and fro, librate, undulate, wave, vibrate; nod, wobble, flicker; sheer off, Naut. jibe, teeter, reel, totter. 2. incline, bend, lean, tend, swerve, veer, tilt; slip, slide, slope, slant, yaw …
118wave — [n] sea surf, current bending, billow, breaker, coil, comber, convolution, corkscrew, crest, crush, curl, curlicue, drift, flood, foam, ground swell, gush, heave, influx, loop, movement, outbreak, rash, ridge, ripple, rippling, rocking, roll,… …
119wag — 1. v. & n. v. (wagged, wagging) 1 tr. & intr. shake or wave rapidly or energetically to and fro. 2 intr. archaic (of the world, times, etc.) go along with varied fortune or characteristics. n. a single wagging motion (with a wag of his tail).… …
120vibro- — a combining form meaning vibration, used in the formation of compound words: vibrometer. [ < L vibr(are) to shake, move to and fro + O ] * * * …
