seesaw
noun
a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
had been seesawing
-
past perfect progressiveof seesaw.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ever since it had collapsed in fear of a recession in 1946, the market had been seesawing, trying to make up its mind whether the boom had really come to stay.
From Time Magazine Archive
