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Movements up and down or backwards and forwards

vibration

noun

a very small, fast, and continuous shaking movement

sway

noun

a slow swinging movement from side to side

quiver

noun

a slight shaking movement or sound

wobble

noun

a slight movement from side to side

wiggle

noun

a short quick movement from side to side

oscillation

noun

a repeated movement from side to side at a steady speed

bounce

noun

the movement of a ball or other object when it hits a surface and moves away again

roll

noun

the action of turning over or of rolling from side to side

shake

noun

the action of shaking

toing and froing

noun

a lot of movement backwards and forwards between two places

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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