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plays pendulum

plays pendulum is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plays pendulum

What is plays pendulum the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays pendulum is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play pendulum.

Words near plays pendulum in the dictionary

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

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