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Antonyms for alternating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb awl-ter-neyt, al-; adjective, noun awl-ter-nit, al-
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-; adjective, noun ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl-



Definition of alternating

Origin :
  • 1550s, present participle adjective from alternate (v.). Alternating current is recorded from 1839.
  • verb take turns, change back and forth
Example sentences :
  • The sun rose and set, alternating with the staring moon and stars.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • The circuit-breaker worked and the alternating current did the rest.
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • All the passengers were herded there, with Miko and Moa alternating on guard.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • Find out whether the current in your laboratory is direct or alternating.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • It is pleasant to hear the rush, and the calm, of tide race, alternating.
  • Extract from : « From Edinburgh to India & Burmah » by William G. Burn Murdoch
  • And from here we come to the exceptional cases of alternating personality.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • Time, therefore, is an element in the operation of alternating currents.
  • Extract from : « Electricity for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • They have tough, sinewy fibers, alternating with softer material.
  • Extract from : « Wood-Carving » by George Jack
  • Often a more agreeable method is by alternating these methods.
  • Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
  • The peppermints were arranged in a row, a red one and a striped one alternating.
  • Extract from : « Cricket at the Seashore » by Elizabeth Westyn Timlow

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