shuttling
Moving between two places
Shuttling is moving back and forth between two points, like a shuttle on a loom.
The word implies repeated trips along the same route: She spent the afternoon shuttling kids between soccer practice and piano lessons.
It can describe any regular transit—buses shuttling passengers, diplomats shuttling between capitals during negotiations.
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- rockingOscillating on curved base
- movementChange in position
rhythm · continuous · repetitive · traverse · zigzag · reciprocating
Fabric-making frame
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- warpBend from true form
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- threadFiber for stitching
yarn · textile · fabric · interlace · weave · spool · spindle · handloom
Large passenger vehicle
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
- transitMovement between places
passenger · route · station · transfer · traffic · timetable · fare · express
Vessel for scheduled crossings
- tramUrban rail vehicle
- taxiVehicle for hire
- monorailSingle-beam transit vehicle
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
helicopter · van · minibus · conveyor · cargo · freight · logistics · haulage
oscillation
Repeated back-and-forth movement
movement · rhythm · continuous · repetitive · traverse · zigzag · reciprocating
loom
Fabric-making frame
thread · yarn · textile · fabric · interlace · weave · spool · spindle · handloom · jacquard
bus
Large passenger vehicle
transit · passenger · route · station · transfer · traffic · timetable · fare · express · platform
ferry
Vessel for scheduled crossings
airlift · helicopter · van · minibus · conveyor · cargo · freight · logistics · haulage · delivery
NASA
Federal space exploration bureau
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- orbitCurved celestial path
launch · mission · Columbia · Challenger · Endeavour · Discovery · Atlantis · payload · reentry · cosmonaut
birdie
One stroke under par
net · court · smash · serve · rally · clear · drop · drive · doubles · singles
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
- coming and goingarrival, departure, entrance, exit, hello
- family breakdowndivorce decree, custody battle, custody battles, child support, joint custody
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- passenger behaviorboarding, exiting, sitting, standing, waiting
- Sewing Metaphorsseamless, threadbare, woven, patched up, hanging by a thread
shuttlingone-way trip
Outbound journey only
emigrating · staying put · relocating · migrating · point-to-point
shuttlingremaining
Still present after removal
dwelling · residing · stationary · staying put · staying
shuttle, shutter, shuttles, shuttled, space shuttle, shuttlecock, shuttler, shuttlecocks, shuttlecraft