side-to-side

adjective

Moving horizontally, from one side to another and back.

“The boat rocked with a steady side-to-side motion.”

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Meanings

adjectiveside-to-side (not comparable)

alternative side to side

  1. not comparableMoving horizontally, from one side to another and back.

    The boat rocked with a steady side-to-side motion.

    1 more example

    It was nearly all downhill into Shrewsbury, with two intermediate stops, and a grand sequence of long curves around which Soult nuzzled her way with a quick side-to-side action.

    1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 706

Origin

side + to + side

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Translations

German seitlich hin und her
  • seitlich hin und herTranslations
Māori whakatahataha
  • whakatahatahaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

side-to-side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-to-side

MLA

“side-to-side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-to-side. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side-to-side,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-to-side.

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