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11throw — throw, cast, fling, hurl, pitch, toss, sling can all mean to cause to move swiftly forward, sideways, upward, or downward by a propulsive movement (as of the arm) or by means of a propelling instrument or agency. Throw, the general word, is often …
12swing — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, Ferris wheel, Long Melford, Zeitgeist, accent, accentuation, acid rock, act, acting, action, activism, activity, air space, alternate, amble, amphibrach, amphimacer, ample scope, anacrusis, anapest,… …
13rock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swing, sway, oscillate, teeter. See oscillation. n. crag, boulder, cliff, stone; refuge, haven, support, defense; slang, diamond, jewel, gem. See land, stability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
14shake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. vibrate, agitate, shiver, brandish, flourish, rock, sway, wave, rattle, jolt, worry, jar; unsettle, disillusion, impair, unnerve; tremble, quiver, quaver, quake, shudder, flutter, vibrate. See… …
15Oscillation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Reciprocating motion, motion to and fro. < N PARAG:Oscillation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 oscillation oscillation Sgm: N 1 vibration vibration libration Sgm: N 1 motion of a pendulum motion of a pendulum Sgm: N 1 nutation… …
16oscillation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fluctuation Nouns oscillation; vibration, libration, nutation, undulation; pulsation, pulse; fluctuation, vacillation, wavering; wave, swing, beat, shake, wag, seesaw, dance; alternation, reciprocation;… …
17jactitation — jac·ti·ta·tion .jak tə tā shən n a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body or its parts: excessive restlessness esp. in certain psychiatric disorders jac·ti·tate jak tə .tāt vt, tat·ed; tat·ing * * * n. restless tossing and… …
18quiver — v 1. quaver, vibrate, tremble, shake, shudder, shiver, convulse, tremor, quake; palpitate, pitapat, beat, pulse, pulsate, throb, thump, pound; flicker, flutter, oscillate, fluctuate, vacillate, alternate; waver, wobble, waggle, totter, teeter,… …
19agitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. foment, instigate, etc. trouble; disturb, perturb. See excitement, cause, agitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stir, move, arouse, disturb; see disturb 2 , excite 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at disturb .… …
20Henri Murger — (March 27 1822 Paris, January 28, 1861) was a French novelist and poet, born at Paris.He is chiefly distinguished as the author of Scènes de la Vie de Bohème, from his own experiences as a desperately poor writer living in a Parisian attic,… …
