Meaning & use
Yoyoing
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Moving repeatedly up and down or back and forth, or fluctuating rapidly between states with no stable outcome.
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Her weight kept yoyoing as she cycled through one crash diet after another.
The stock market spent the week yoyoing between small gains and losses.
A note on using this word
A figurative use of "yo-yo," the classic toy that spins up and down on a string.
Words with a similar meaning
fluctuatingoscillating
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Words with an opposite meaning
stabilizing
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