16
vacillate(verb, change, twist, alter, shake)
13
fluctuate(verb, stop, change, twist, alter)
13
oscillate(verb, stop, change, twist, alter)
11
teeter(noun, verb, move, fall, back)
11
teeter-totter(noun, verb, correlate, oscillate, forth)
10
alternate(verb, stop, change, alter, shift)
9
rock(verb, move, fall, shake, swing)
9
sway(noun, verb, move, fall, twist)
9
totter(verb, move, shake, swing, rock)
7
lurch(verb, move, fall, shake, swing)
7
pitch(verb, move, beat, defeat, fall)
7
shift(verb, stop, change, alter, pause)
7
vary(verb, change, alter, swing, hesitate)
7
waver(verb, change, twist, alter, shake)
7
wobble(verb, twist, shake, fly, swing)
6
stagger(verb, move, fall, shake, swing)
6
swing(verb, change, twist, alter, shake)
6
teeterboard
5
back and forth(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
5
backwards and forwards(expression, idiom, evolution)
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