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played pendulum

played pendulum is the simple past and past participle of play pendulum.

Meaning of play pendulum

Verb

play pendulum (third-person singular simple present plays pendulum, present participle playing pendulum, simple past and past participle played pendulum)

  1. (obsolete) To swing or oscillate in the manner of a pendulum.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, obsolete) To sway from one emotion or state of mind to another.

Questions about played pendulum

What is played pendulum the simple past and past participle of?
Played pendulum is the simple past and past participle of play pendulum.

Words near played pendulum in the dictionary

  1. played one's cards well
  2. played one's guts out
  3. played one's hand right
  4. played one's part
  5. played out
  6. played pendulum
  7. played politics
  8. played possum
  9. played pussy
  10. played second fiddle
  11. played silly buggers

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