side to side
How pendulums swing
Side to side describes movement or position alternating between two opposite lateral points.
A head shaking side to side signals disagreement.
A pendulum swings side to side.
The phrase emphasizes horizontal oscillation rather than vertical or forward-backward motion: The crowd swayed side to side to the music.
- criss-crossIntersecting line pattern
- zig-zagLine with sharp turns
- metronomeAdjustable beat-marking device
- shimmyRapid side-to-side shaking
- shake it offDismiss and move on
dance move · sway · to-and-fro · pendulum · alternating · reciprocating · oscillate · sashay · tick-tock · pivot · windshield wipers · shuffle · lurch · fishtail · snake charmer · lateral · slalom · glide
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- cleaning motionswiping, rubbing, scrubbing, brushing, sweeping
- swayingsway, oscillate, rock, swing, undulate
- agility drillsagility ladder, agility drills, cone drills, ladder drill, ladder drills
- zigzagszigzag, chevron, sawtooth, jagged line, switchback
- jump rope tricksdouble bounce, criss cross, scissors, toe tap, foot switch
direction of movement
side to sideup and down
Alternating between extremes
vertical · top to bottom · vertically · front to back · fore and aft
side, beside, besides, aside, sideways, sides, sidestep, sideline, sidetrack