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pendulate

VERB
oscillate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fluctuate lurch seesaw teeter vacillate waver wobble
STRONG
dangle fishtail flicker librate palpitate pitch pivot reel ripple rock roll stagger sway swing switch swivel teeter-totter thrash toss totter undulate vary vibrate waddle wag waggle waltz wave whirl wiggle
WEAK
be unsteady
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay
STRONG
be still stabilize steady
VERB
spin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reel revolve rotate spiral swim turn twirl twist whirl
STRONG
gyrate gyre oscillate pirouette purl wheel
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straighten untwist
WEAK
stand steady
VERB
sway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bend lean swing waver wobble
STRONG
careen fluctuate incline lurch oscillate pulsate rock roll stagger undulate vibrate wave weave yo-yo
WEAK
blow hot and cold hem and haw
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straighten
STRONG
remain stabilize
WEAK
leave alone steady
VERB
swing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curve dangle flap fluctuate hang lurch pitch pivot rotate sway swivel turn twirl veer wave whirl wiggle wobble
STRONG
avert deflect divert oscillate palpitate reel revolve rock roll sheer shunt suspend swerve undulate vary vibrate volte-face waggle wheel
WEAK
be pendent turn about turn on an axis wag
Antonyms
STRONG
be still stabilize

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The reticule ceased to pendulate, the conversation stopped abruptly, the boy and girl stood profoundly astonished.

From The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 by Anonymous