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yo-yo
yo-yo
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yo-yo
CONTENT RELATED TO
YO-YO
English Words That Came From The Philippines
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WORDS RELATED TO
YO-YO
waver
verb
shift back and forth; be indecisive
be irresolute
be unable to decide
blow hot and cold
change
deliberate
dilly-dally
dither
falter
flicker
fluctuate
halt
hedge
hem and haw
hesitate
oscillate
palter
pause
pussyfoot around
quiver
reel
run hot and cold
seesaw
shake
stagger
sway
teeter
totter
tremble
trim
undulate
vacillate
vary
waffle
wave
weave
whiffle
wobble
yo-yo
wavered
verb
shift back and forth; be indecisive
be irresolute
be unable to decide
blow hot and cold
change
deliberate
dilly-dally
dither
falter
flicker
fluctuate
halt
hedge
hem and haw
hesitate
oscillate
palter
pause
pussyfoot around
quiver
reel
run hot and cold
seesaw
shake
stagger
sway
teeter
totter
tremble
trim
undulate
vacillate
vary
waffle
wave
weave
whiffle
wobble
yo-yo
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