seesawed

/ˈsiːˌsɔːd/

verb

  1. Moved repeatedly up and down, like a seesaw.

    B1

    past tense and past participle of seesaw

    • "The children seesawed back and forth on the playground equipment."A2
    • "The boat seesawed violently in the rough waves."B2

  2. Changed repeatedly between two different conditions, opinions, or levels.

    B2

    intransitive

    • "The score seesawed throughout the game."B1
    • "Public opinion seesawed as new information emerged."B2
    • "The negotiations seesawed between progress and complete deadlock."C1

Collocations

seesaw up and downseesaw between two extremesseesaw throughout the gameseesawed between two options

Word family

seesawseesawing