Sekirov Dictionary

to and fro

/ˌtuː ən(d)ˈfɹəʊ/

adjective 1
adverb 1
noun 1
verb 1
forms 7

adjective1

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Pertaining to something or someone moving forward and back to the same position.
- The next day he had more power of moving his limbs, and the to and fro sound was thought to be a little less distinct. — 1847

adverb1

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Back and forth; with a reciprocating motion.
- A light tossing to and fro and still rapidly advancing showed that one of the newcomers carried a lantern. — 1881

noun1

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The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.
- My life's a maze of seeming traps, A scene of mercies and mishaps; A heap of jarring to and fros, A field of joys, A field of woes. — 1849

verb1

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To go back and forth; to alternate.
- "For a while I didn't tell anyone on the ward where I was going, but my toing and froing made people curious and eventually I confided in a few." — 2015

forms

to and froed · toed and froed · to and froing · toing and froing · to and fros · tos and fros · to-and-fros

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