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alternating

/ˈɔltɝnˌeɪtɪŋ/adjective4 syllables

Alternating means: occurring by turns; first one and then the other.

Synonyms for alternating3

adjective, as in occurring by turns; first one and then the other

alternate, cyclic, cyclical

Opposites of alternating

direct

What does alternating mean?2

adjective

1

occurring by turns; first one and then the other“alternating feelings of love and hate”

2

(of a current) reversing direction“alternating current”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Alternating in a sentence

  • Today the weather is alternating between cloudy, rainy, and cloudy with rain.rul
  • Batteries supply direct current, the wall socket alternating current.Tom9358
  • It was a week of alternating snow and rain.Lumi
  • Electricity from the power company is delivered as alternating current.Tangobango
  • A transformer converts alternating current to direct current for use in electronics.Tangobango
  • The hooded crow is unmistakeable with its alternating splotches of black and gray.cazort
  • A low pressure area covers all of Scandinavia with alternating wind and rain.Catriona
  • Tom had been having a secret extramarital affair, alternating between two women for the past six months.DostKaplan

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