alternating voltage

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a voltage that reverses direction in regular cycles.

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She added in the high-pitched, over-enunciated voice, like she was alternating between sucking on helium and a bong.
SNL’s Kim Kardashian Konundrum: Why Nasim Pedrad’s Exit Hurts So Much|Jason Lynch|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have also been baffling, alternating between high hope and disappointment.
Progressive-palooza: On Obama, Occupy, and Moral Monday|Jedediah Purdy|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With alternating chapters, the novel takes us on a frenetic journey through the perspectives of these unlikely apocalyptos.
In a New Novel, Apathetic Teenagers Usher in the Apocalypse|Elliot Ackerman|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It succeeds within its own parameters, but it never administers the maximum-voltage jolt of genuine surprise.
Ted Thompson’s Debut Novel Features A 1 Percenter As Its Hero|Stefan Beck|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In alternating chapters, the two narrators of the novel describe their lives with Isaac, from two different periods in time.
This Week’s Hot Reads: March 3, 2014|Nicholas Mancusi|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He looked back—looked down—upon former emotions and activities; and hence the confusing alternating of jealousy and forgiveness.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Many pleasant mornings may be spent while visiting, by one lady reading aloud whilst the other sews, alternating the work.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
The background of the gallery was a mass of tropical plants alternating with latticed windows and long glass doors.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
In the middle section you have done something new and good; the alternating chords above the pedal-point, rather la Russlan.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
A stanza made up of tetrameter alternating with trimeter is very common.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster