2
shift(noun, verb, change, alter, swing)
2
sway(verb, alter, swing, vary)
2
swing(verb, change, alter, vary, fluctuate)
2
tide(noun, shift, flow, flood, stream)
2
toss(verb, swell, fill, surge, heave)
2
vacillate(verb, change, alter, swing, vary)
2
vary(verb, change, alter, swing, fluctuate)
2
wash(noun, rush, swell, wave)
2
waver(verb, change, alter, swing, vary)
2
wax and wane(noun, expression, idiom)
1
alternation
1
back-and-forth
1
balloon(verb, swell, fill, surge, heave)
1
battledore and shuttlecock(expression, idiom)
1
be poised
1
be undecided(verb, change, alter, swing, vary)
1
belly(verb, swell, fill, surge, heave)
1
bloat(verb, swell, fill, surge, heave)
1
bounce(verb, swell, fill, surge, heave)
1
break
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