to-and-fros
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
plural of to-and-fro
Example Sentences
- "When you swing a child move it in short to-and-fros at first, and do not indulge in any high or rapid swings until the child is well used to the movement, ..."
- "It's fascinating to watch these cyclic to-and-fros in science, like the rise and fall of hemlines, but more stimulating, intellectually at least."