yo-yoing

verb

present participle of yo-yo
as in waffling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoing
  1. waffling
  2. equivocating
  3. shaking
  4. evading
  5. eluding
  6. hedging
  7. shunning
  8. eschewing
Verb
  • The tournament’s special status — its unwillingness to place any person above the sport — is part of why Williams wanted to play singles, not just doubles with her sister Venus, after waffling on the decision.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of waffling
Verb
  • This was after much pressing and equivocating, number one.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But the judge’s equivocating ruling in that piracy case created a loophole, according to Anthropic’s lawyers.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of equivocating
Verb
  • The brawl began when the players were shaking hands, just after Grayson defeated Carol City 10-9.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The hallmark signs include shaking or tremors, stiffness, slower movements and difficulty with balance or walking.
    — Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • Tankers have undertaken ship-to-ship transfers as a means of evading possible attack.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In March, Fedorov said about 2 million Ukrainian men were evading service, while about 200,000 soldiers had deserted or left their units without authorization.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • This poem is still eluding me, which is probably a good thing.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Lyle was originally charged with by the Sunrise Police Department for aggressively fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, a second-degree felony and the more severe of his two charges, was dropped earlier this month.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of eluding
Verb
  • Fernández moves well for his size and is a versatile defender who can guard the perimeter in switches or by hedging ball screens.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But at least one longtime Pierre shareholder is hedging his bets.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hedging
Verb
  • The mares are now shunning poor Valentine, which Puckett hopes is only temporary.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As bridge construction and congestion swamp Greater Cincinnati, some travelers are shunning spans over the river and taking a more nautical commute.
    — Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shunning
Verb
  • Some, including the Idaho Potato Commission, swear that the way a baked potato is opened affects the texture, eschewing a knife for a fork to gently poke a plus sign into the surface.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
  • With his father Dick stepping away from the daily operations, Walker received credit for eschewing the franchise’s silo approach that featured loyalty to incompetence.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of eschewing
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“Yo-yoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoing. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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