I. verb
1.
Synonyms: handle 2, dispense, maneuver, manipulate, ply, wield
2.
to move rhythmically to and fro, up and down, or back and forth
the clock's pendulum swung slowly
Synonyms: oscillate, pendulate, sway
Related Word: undulate, wave; rock, roll; revolve, rotate, switch, wheel; jiggle, wag, waggle, wiggle, wigwag
3.
Synonyms: turn 6, avert, deflect, divert, pivot, sheer, veer, volte-face, wheel, whirl
4.
Synonyms: lurch 2, careen, stagger, ||stoit, ||stoiter, ||stot, sway, weave, wobble
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: rhythm , beat, cadence, cadency, measure, meter, rhyme, rhythmus
2.
Synonyms: hang , knack, trick