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To and fro

//ˌtuː ən(d)ˈfɹəʊ// adj, adv, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to something or someone moving forward and back to the same position. dated, not-comparable

    "The next day he had more power of moving his limbs, and the to and fro sound was thought to be a little less distinct."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Back and forth; with a reciprocating motion. not-comparable

    "A light tossing to and fro and still rapidly advancing showed that one of the newcomers carried a lantern."

Adverb
  1. 1
    moving from one place to another and back again wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing. dated

    "My life's a maze of seeming traps, A scene of mercies and mishaps; A heap of jarring to and fros, A field of joys, A field of woes."

Verb
  1. 1
    To go back and forth; to alternate. idiomatic

    ""For a while I didn't tell anyone on the ward where I was going, but my toing and froing made people curious and eventually I confided in a few.""

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