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English verb: move back and forth

1. move back and forth (motion) move in one direction and then into the opposite direction


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)move


Narrower (hyponym)flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver, rock, shake, sway, sway, swing, waver









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