side-to-side
Across then back
Side-to-side describes movement or arrangement going from one side to the other, typically in a horizontal plane.
A pendulum swings side-to-side.
You might shake your head side-to-side to say no.
The term emphasizes lateral motion or positioning rather than up-and-down or forward-and-back: The dancer's side-to-side hip movements drew applause.
Of the side
- shufflesReorders randomly
- lungesSudden forward movements
- skatersThose who glide on ice
- agilityQuickness and ease
drills · grapevine · slides · crossovers · obliques · footwork · plyometrics · warmup
Oscillating on curved base
- swingingMoving in arcs
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
tilting · swiveling · rolling · weaving · staggering · tottering · teetering · shimmying
Suspended swinging weight
- metronomeAdjustable beat-marking device
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
pulse · synchrony · timing · groove · swing · tick-tock · sway · wave
Measuring and charting terrain
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- panningLateral camera traverse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- glancingLooking briefly or obliquely
looking · searching · comparing · checking · viewing · examining · monitoring · observing
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- stabilizingMaking firm or constant
- steadyingMaking less shaky
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
grounding · leveling · counterbalancing · bracing · anchoring · poising · adjusting · correcting
lateral
Of the side
agility · drills · grapevine · slides · crossovers · obliques · footwork · plyometrics · warmup · conditioning
rocking
Oscillating on curved base
- swingingMoving in arcs
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
lurching · tilting · swiveling · rolling · weaving · staggering · tottering · teetering · shimmying · waggling
pendulum
Suspended swinging weight
cadence · pulse · synchrony · timing · groove · swing · tick-tock · sway · wave · rock
surveying
Measuring and charting terrain
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- panningLateral camera traverse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
glancing · looking · searching · comparing · checking · viewing · examining · monitoring · observing · inspecting
equilibrium
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- stabilizingMaking firm or constant
- steadyingMaking less shaky
centering · grounding · leveling · counterbalancing · bracing · anchoring · poising · adjusting · correcting · compensating
- swayingsway, oscillate, rock, swing, undulate
- eye exercisespalming, blinking, focusing, eye rolling, figure eights
- Surgical Connectionsend-to-end, bypass graft, coronary bypass, arterial bypass, gastric bypass
- tire rotation
side-to-sideup-and-down
Alternating between extremes
vertical · top-to-bottom · back-and-forth · fore-and-aft · up and down
side, inside, outside, beside, aside, sideways, sides, outsider, sideline