What is "alternating" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does alternating mean in English? Meaning of alternating definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "alternating" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "alternating": (of a current) reversing direction

Adjective

  • Meaning: (of a current) reversing direction
  • Example: alternating current
  • Synonyms: alternating
  • Antonyms: direct
  • Meaning of "alternating": occurring by turns; first one and then the other

    Adjective

  • Meaning: occurring by turns; first one and then the other
  • Example: alternating feelings of love and hate
  • Synonyms: alternate alternating
  • Similar: cyclic cyclical
  • Adjective: Present participle of alternate.
  • Synonyms:

    rotate, vary, intersperse, waver, alter, interchange, vacillate, exchange, shift, relieve, sway, seesaw, substitute, follow, fluctuate, change, oscillate, blow hot and cold, shilly-shally, yo-yo, act reciprocally, come and go, fill in for, follow in turn,

    Antonyms:

    remain, persist, stay, hold, keep, continue,

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    alternating in English: alternating
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