6syllables
reciprocating
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Definitions ofreciprocating
1verb
- To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking another thing.
- To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift.
Example: "I gave them apples from my tree; they reciprocated with a pie and some apple jelly."
- To move backwards and forwards, like a piston.
Example: "A reciprocating engine."
- To counter, retort or retaliate.
1adjective
- That moves backwards and forwards.
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