yoyo

Meaning of yoyo

noun
  1. a toy consisting of a pair of joined discs with a deep groove between them in which string is attached and wound, which can be spun alternately downward and upward by its weight and momentum as the string unwinds and rewinds.
    with a flick of the wrist, she sent the yo-yo spiraling down and watched it spin there
  2. a stupid, insane, or unpredictable person.
    they think they're tangling with some small-town yo-yos, but they're not
verb
  1. move up and down; fluctuate.
    popularity polls yo-yo up and down with the flow of events

early 20th century: probably ultimately from a language of the Philippines.

Information about yoyo

Hyphenation of yoyo

yoyo

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • yoyo is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

yoyo synonyms

Meaning vary or fluctuate between two states, limits, opinions, etc:

oscillate

Meaning shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another:

swing

Meaning rise and fall irregularly in number or amount:

fluctuate

Meaning occur in turn repeatedly:

alternate

Meaning change direction suddenly:

veer

Meaning be undecided between two opinions or courses of action:

waver

Meaning move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side:

sway

Meaning differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class:

vary

Meaning waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive:

vacillate

Meaning be unable to decide between different courses; waver:

teeter

Meaning remain in one place in the air:

hover

Meaning waver between different courses of action; vacillate:

wobble

Words that rhyme with yoyo

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