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.
was seesawing
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past progressiveof seesaw.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And when I was seesawing backward in time I also relied on diaries and our letters rather than trying to fashion something fancier out of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
“Every day I was seesawing between extremes of transcendent lonely happiness and crushing despair.”
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2019
The Midwest held the balance of power, and the balance was seesawing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tour was going swimmingly: the lead was seesawing, and the money was rolling in.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Toad was seesawing his head back and forth with his hands as he continued to scream.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
