Definition of to and fro in English:

to and fro

adverb ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊˌtu ən ˈfroʊ

In a constant movement backwards and forwards or from side to side.
she cradled him, rocking him to and fro
Example sentencesExamples
- Rocking to and fro on his heels, he clasped his hands behind his back and waited for him to speak.
- The medical person moves the limb to and fro slowly to estimate resistance.
- The wind was whipping the trees to and fro in the growing darkness.
- Shuffled to and fro, they are used down front as the curtain, and elsewhere as all sorts of palace or chamber walls.
- What is dramatised is not only the margin, but also the movement to and fro, the passage, or transition between reality and representation.
- Moving the material to and fro, the machine is used to lay down thread in all directions, effectively drawing or painting with a needle.
- All I Wanna Do Is Rock edges its way out of the speakers, the wind blowing the sound to and fro, Fran Healy's voice the only constant as the guitars shift in and out of auditory focus.
- The moon is full and it draws the waters to and fro.
- Mom was not a public person, but served her family with a loyalty and tenacity, patching clothes, driving the grandchildren to and fro, meeting them at the school bus, and so on.
- To create his strangely evocative forms, he poured a small amount of the liquid onto paper, which he then swirled across the surface by tipping the sheet to and fro.
- But we kicked the flier to and fro, and it was fun.
- She rewound the memory of the man to and fro in her head, attempting to find any discernible qualities from him in their the brief encounter.
- Jiggle a mass to and fro and it will send out waves of gravitational energy, akin to the way a ball that is bounced on a trampoline sends vibrations across the canvas.
- Flickering to and fro in a fierce battle of dominance, the flames of the fire sparkled with gold and orange flares.
- He was wearing a grin that could make a stone cry, while rolling the axe to and fro between his fingers.
- The first sheep he found were in a neighbor's paddock, and Bert began working the sheep to and fro to Davey Sutherland's whistled commands.
- Travelling to and fro at high speeds in a vehicle that weighs close to a ton is, after all, a risky venture.
- Swinging to and fro below, the robin's resolve paid off when a bit of the fruit tore loose.
- I was suddenly aware of the breezes rustling the grasses, tossing the branches of the trees to and fro, dashing the leaves against each other.
- Hence its life swings like a pendulum to and fro between pain and boredom, and these two are in fact its ultimate constituents.
Synonyms
from place to place, around, about, to and fro, hither and thither, back and forth, in all directions, from pillar to post

verb ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊˌtu ən ˈfroʊ

[no object]be toing and froing

1Move constantly backwards and forwards.
the ducks were toing and froing
Example sentencesExamples
- Rather than raising questions and creating tension, the toing and froing between past and present is quite irritating, largely because the text is rushed and the narrative voice bordering on smug.
- The wasps are still out there, toing and froing with bits of our table like the Berlin Airlift.
- Michael knew Al so there might have been things toing and froing there I don't know about.
- After a tremendous game of football which saw the initiative to and fro, Ballymore emerged victorious by 2 points.
- Phil, what have you been able to gather about what's going on in terms of the diplomatic toing and froing here?
- Anyone who has eaten out with youngsters will be familiar with the routine of being seated round the corner but we were shown to a big table right in the middle of the restaurant, with plenty of room for restless toing and froing.
- There is a lot of toing and froing and complex weekend arrangements.
- Hence the constant toing and froing between kitchen and the garden where the treasured bottle was laid on the ground as gently as a new born babe in its first crib.
- It was all the toing and froing, the whole situation with Phil going to get shot.
Synonyms
movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting, stirring, to and fro, toing and froing, coming and going
1. 1.1 Repeatedly discuss or think about something without making any progress.
  the government's toing and froing regarding the awaited higher education reform
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, this is a Parliament where I believe we are able to have a bit of toing and froing.
  It has been an extraordinary week of political toing and froing in Victoria.
  After some toing and froing, the right of the King to grant Monopolies was ceded to Parliament.
  There is so much toing and froing between the district health board and the residential care facility that it is no wonder there is a lot of concern about how this part will be interpreted.
  The Bank says that this was simply toing and froing.
  It started off a long while ago, with the first reading in about April 2002, and there has been toing and froing between the parties, with deals done here and parties pulling out there, since then.
  After a certain amount of toing and froing with the national park, we agreed on sandstone for the new window openings.
  It seems there is no good reason, except that we have had backwards-and-forwards toing and froing between parties.
  I have recognised that there has been a bit of toing and froing during this debate.
  Yes, there was obviously some toing and froing by the Council.
  We can have all this political toing and froing in here - and we will, for as long as this Government lasts.
  There was some toing and froing, to put it neutrally, detailed in paragraphs 12 and following of your submissions.
  In the course of this toing and froing, McLean infamously declared that he would not sell to Thompson ‘until hell froze over’.
  After much toing and froing, both sides will, we suspect, agree to an out-of-court settlement centering on a deal that will give each firm access to the other's intellectual property.
  In this debate I have listened to the figures and percentages, and the toing and froing about why we should or should not help people.
  The member did not impugn his reputation, and because there has been a bit of toing and froing in this particular debate, I have allowed it to continue.
  There was what we may call toing and froing about that, but we disagree with that assertion from the Bar table.
  I have been reasonably generous in allowing a little bit of toing and froing, because there have been causes for it, but now I want to return to question time.
  I have allowed a little bit of toing and froing on this, but my patience is now at an end.
  When the US authorities have got down to some serious war planning, the toing and froing about which military option might be best betrays the same indecision and lack of clarity of purpose.

noun ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊˌtu ən ˈfroʊ

1Constant movement backwards and forwards.
Wilkie watched the to and fro of their dancing
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout there has been the unending to and fro with MPs and Government Ministers.
- Whole cities, whole civilizations have traded places in the global to and fro of humanity.
- It would be so much simpler to buy time - two hours, say - and you could do a quick to and fro on one fare.
- In other words, human cultural creations need to arise from absorption in the play of nature so that we and our creativity are in harmony with the to and fro of nature's play.
- She says it is so hard with all the to and fro to the computer shop, every day, no time to learn new songs, no time to improve.
- His video art does the to and fro between the personal and the political.
- It has been a continuous to and fro for years, as can be seen from the course of development of the Community institutions.
- The most basic thing about play is the to and fro of constantly repeated movement.
- Soon he became bored, watching the to and fro of this tireless woman.
Synonyms
movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting, stirring, to and fro, toing and froing, coming and going
1. 1.1 Constant change in action, attitude, or focus.
  we follow the to and fro in Britain
  Example sentencesExamples
  The endless to and fro between ministers and fishermen is getting us nowhere.
  Soft interventions form part of the normal to and fro of bilateral and multilateral relations between states.
  Thinking in terms of the usual to and fro, Joe Duffy's team dredged up a couple of callers willing to feel a vague sympathy for Burke.
  Then in paragraph 32 he struck a theme which has echoed loud in the to and fro of argument on these appeals.
  My concern is that in the to and fro of debate, the language cements what then become accepted norms.
  There is the sense that role is not understood on an abstract level of narrative, but in the to and fro of relations that are always open to transformation and the passage of affect and emotion.
  Discussions are limited in time, and have little of the to and fro that would occur in a one-to-one real-time discussion.

Origin

Middle English: fro from Old Norse frá (see from).

Definition of to and fro in US English:

to and fro

adverbˌtu ən ˈfroʊˌto͞o ən ˈfrō

In a constant movement backward and forward or from side to side.
she cradled him, rocking him to and fro
Example sentencesExamples
- The moon is full and it draws the waters to and fro.
- Moving the material to and fro, the machine is used to lay down thread in all directions, effectively drawing or painting with a needle.
- But we kicked the flier to and fro, and it was fun.
- All I Wanna Do Is Rock edges its way out of the speakers, the wind blowing the sound to and fro, Fran Healy's voice the only constant as the guitars shift in and out of auditory focus.
- Hence its life swings like a pendulum to and fro between pain and boredom, and these two are in fact its ultimate constituents.
- Jiggle a mass to and fro and it will send out waves of gravitational energy, akin to the way a ball that is bounced on a trampoline sends vibrations across the canvas.
- The medical person moves the limb to and fro slowly to estimate resistance.
- I was suddenly aware of the breezes rustling the grasses, tossing the branches of the trees to and fro, dashing the leaves against each other.
- Shuffled to and fro, they are used down front as the curtain, and elsewhere as all sorts of palace or chamber walls.
- The wind was whipping the trees to and fro in the growing darkness.
- The first sheep he found were in a neighbor's paddock, and Bert began working the sheep to and fro to Davey Sutherland's whistled commands.
- Rocking to and fro on his heels, he clasped his hands behind his back and waited for him to speak.
- Flickering to and fro in a fierce battle of dominance, the flames of the fire sparkled with gold and orange flares.
- He was wearing a grin that could make a stone cry, while rolling the axe to and fro between his fingers.
- Swinging to and fro below, the robin's resolve paid off when a bit of the fruit tore loose.
- What is dramatised is not only the margin, but also the movement to and fro, the passage, or transition between reality and representation.
- To create his strangely evocative forms, he poured a small amount of the liquid onto paper, which he then swirled across the surface by tipping the sheet to and fro.
- Travelling to and fro at high speeds in a vehicle that weighs close to a ton is, after all, a risky venture.
- She rewound the memory of the man to and fro in her head, attempting to find any discernible qualities from him in their the brief encounter.
- Mom was not a public person, but served her family with a loyalty and tenacity, patching clothes, driving the grandchildren to and fro, meeting them at the school bus, and so on.
Synonyms
from place to place, around, about, to and fro, hither and thither, back and forth, in all directions, from pillar to post

verbˌtu ən ˈfroʊˌto͞o ən ˈfrō

[no object]be toing and froing

1Move constantly backward and forward.
the ducks were toing and froing
Example sentencesExamples
- Rather than raising questions and creating tension, the toing and froing between past and present is quite irritating, largely because the text is rushed and the narrative voice bordering on smug.
- Phil, what have you been able to gather about what's going on in terms of the diplomatic toing and froing here?
- It was all the toing and froing, the whole situation with Phil going to get shot.
- The wasps are still out there, toing and froing with bits of our table like the Berlin Airlift.
- After a tremendous game of football which saw the initiative to and fro, Ballymore emerged victorious by 2 points.
- Anyone who has eaten out with youngsters will be familiar with the routine of being seated round the corner but we were shown to a big table right in the middle of the restaurant, with plenty of room for restless toing and froing.
- Hence the constant toing and froing between kitchen and the garden where the treasured bottle was laid on the ground as gently as a new born babe in its first crib.
- There is a lot of toing and froing and complex weekend arrangements.
- Michael knew Al so there might have been things toing and froing there I don't know about.
Synonyms
movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting, stirring, to and fro, toing and froing, coming and going
1. 1.1 Repeatedly discuss or think about something without making any progress.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It started off a long while ago, with the first reading in about April 2002, and there has been toing and froing between the parties, with deals done here and parties pulling out there, since then.
  After a certain amount of toing and froing with the national park, we agreed on sandstone for the new window openings.
  There was some toing and froing, to put it neutrally, detailed in paragraphs 12 and following of your submissions.
  There was what we may call toing and froing about that, but we disagree with that assertion from the Bar table.
  I have recognised that there has been a bit of toing and froing during this debate.
  It has been an extraordinary week of political toing and froing in Victoria.
  In this debate I have listened to the figures and percentages, and the toing and froing about why we should or should not help people.
  It seems there is no good reason, except that we have had backwards-and-forwards toing and froing between parties.
  We can have all this political toing and froing in here - and we will, for as long as this Government lasts.
  The member did not impugn his reputation, and because there has been a bit of toing and froing in this particular debate, I have allowed it to continue.
  The Bank says that this was simply toing and froing.
  I have been reasonably generous in allowing a little bit of toing and froing, because there have been causes for it, but now I want to return to question time.
  However, this is a Parliament where I believe we are able to have a bit of toing and froing.
  After much toing and froing, both sides will, we suspect, agree to an out-of-court settlement centering on a deal that will give each firm access to the other's intellectual property.
  In the course of this toing and froing, McLean infamously declared that he would not sell to Thompson ‘until hell froze over’.
  After some toing and froing, the right of the King to grant Monopolies was ceded to Parliament.
  I have allowed a little bit of toing and froing on this, but my patience is now at an end.
  When the US authorities have got down to some serious war planning, the toing and froing about which military option might be best betrays the same indecision and lack of clarity of purpose.
  There is so much toing and froing between the district health board and the residential care facility that it is no wonder there is a lot of concern about how this part will be interpreted.
  Yes, there was obviously some toing and froing by the Council.

nounˌtu ən ˈfroʊˌto͞o ən ˈfrō

1Constant movement backward and forward.
Wilkie watched the to and fro of their dancing
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout there has been the unending to and fro with MPs and Government Ministers.
- In other words, human cultural creations need to arise from absorption in the play of nature so that we and our creativity are in harmony with the to and fro of nature's play.
- The most basic thing about play is the to and fro of constantly repeated movement.
- It would be so much simpler to buy time - two hours, say - and you could do a quick to and fro on one fare.
- She says it is so hard with all the to and fro to the computer shop, every day, no time to learn new songs, no time to improve.
- His video art does the to and fro between the personal and the political.
- Soon he became bored, watching the to and fro of this tireless woman.
- It has been a continuous to and fro for years, as can be seen from the course of development of the Community institutions.
- Whole cities, whole civilizations have traded places in the global to and fro of humanity.
Synonyms
movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting, stirring, to and fro, toing and froing, coming and going
1. 1.1 Constant change in action, attitude, or focus.
  we follow the to and fro in Britain
  Example sentencesExamples
  Thinking in terms of the usual to and fro, Joe Duffy's team dredged up a couple of callers willing to feel a vague sympathy for Burke.
  Discussions are limited in time, and have little of the to and fro that would occur in a one-to-one real-time discussion.
  Soft interventions form part of the normal to and fro of bilateral and multilateral relations between states.
  Then in paragraph 32 he struck a theme which has echoed loud in the to and fro of argument on these appeals.
  There is the sense that role is not understood on an abstract level of narrative, but in the to and fro of relations that are always open to transformation and the passage of affect and emotion.
  My concern is that in the to and fro of debate, the language cements what then become accepted norms.
  The endless to and fro between ministers and fishermen is getting us nowhere.

Origin

Middle English: fro from Old Norse frá (see from).

单词	to and fro
释义	Definition of to and fro in English: to and fro adverb ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊˌtu ən ˈfroʊ In a constant movement backwards and forwards or from side to side. she cradled him, rocking him to and fro Example sentencesExamples Rocking to and fro on his heels, he clasped his hands behind his back and waited for him to speak. The medical person moves the limb to and fro slowly to estimate resistance. The wind was whipping the trees to and fro in the growing darkness. Shuffled to and fro, they are used down front as the curtain, and elsewhere as all sorts of palace or chamber walls. What is dramatised is not only the margin, but also the movement to and fro, the passage, or transition between reality and representation. Moving the material to and fro, the machine is used to lay down thread in all directions, effectively drawing or painting with a needle. All I Wanna Do Is Rock edges its way out of the speakers, the wind blowing the sound to and fro, Fran Healy's voice the only constant as the guitars shift in and out of auditory focus. The moon is full and it draws the waters to and fro. Mom was not a public person, but served her family with a loyalty and tenacity, patching clothes, driving the grandchildren to and fro, meeting them at the school bus, and so on. To create his strangely evocative forms, he poured a small amount of the liquid onto paper, which he then swirled across the surface by tipping the sheet to and fro. But we kicked the flier to and fro, and it was fun. She rewound the memory of the man to and fro in her head, attempting to find any discernible qualities from him in their the brief encounter. Jiggle a mass to and fro and it will send out waves of gravitational energy, akin to the way a ball that is bounced on a trampoline sends vibrations across the canvas. Flickering to and fro in a fierce battle of dominance, the flames of the fire sparkled with gold and orange flares. He was wearing a grin that could make a stone cry, while rolling the axe to and fro between his fingers. The first sheep he found were in a neighbor's paddock, and Bert began working the sheep to and fro to Davey Sutherland's whistled commands. Travelling to and fro at high speeds in a vehicle that weighs close to a ton is, after all, a risky venture. Swinging to and fro below, the robin's resolve paid off when a bit of the fruit tore loose. I was suddenly aware of the breezes rustling the grasses, tossing the branches of the trees to and fro, dashing the leaves against each other. Hence its life swings like a pendulum to and fro between pain and boredom, and these two are in fact its ultimate constituents. Synonyms from place to place, around, about, to and fro, hither and thither, back and forth, in all directions, from pillar to post verb ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊˌtu ən ˈfroʊ [no object]be toing and froing 1Move constantly backwards and forwards. the ducks were toing and froing Example sentencesExamples Rather than raising questions and creating tension, the toing and froing between past and present is quite irritating, largely because the text is rushed and the narrative voice bordering on smug. The wasps are still out there, toing and froing with bits of our table like the Berlin Airlift. Michael knew Al so there might have been things toing and froing there I don't know about. After a tremendous game of football which saw the initiative to and fro, Ballymore emerged victorious by 2 points. Phil, what have you been able to gather about what's going on in terms of the diplomatic toing and froing here? Anyone who has eaten out with youngsters will be familiar with the routine of being seated round the corner but we were shown to a big table right in the middle of the restaurant, with plenty of room for restless toing and froing. There is a lot of toing and froing and complex weekend arrangements. Hence the constant toing and froing between kitchen and the garden where the treasured bottle was laid on the ground as gently as a new born babe in its first crib. It was all the toing and froing, the whole situation with Phil going to get shot. Synonyms movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting, stirring, to and fro, toing and froing, coming and going 1.1 Repeatedly discuss or think about something without making any progress. the government's toing and froing regarding the awaited higher education reform Example sentencesExamples However, this is a Parliament where I believe we are able to have a bit of toing and froing. It has been an extraordinary week of political toing and froing in Victoria. After some toing and froing, the right of the King to grant Monopolies was ceded to Parliament. There is so much toing and froing between the district health board and the residential care facility that it is no wonder there is a lot of concern about how this part will be interpreted. The Bank says that this was simply toing and froing. It started off a long while ago, with the first reading in about April 2002, and there has been toing and froing between the parties, with deals done here and parties pulling out there, since then. After a certain amount of toing and froing with the national park, we agreed on sandstone for the new window openings. It seems there is no good reason, except that we have had backwards-and-forwards toing and froing between parties. I have recognised that there has been a bit of toing and froing during this debate. Yes, there was obviously some toing and froing by the Council. We can have all this political toing and froing in here - and we will, for as long as this Government lasts. There was some toing and froing, to put it neutrally, detailed in paragraphs 12 and following of your submissions. In the course of this toing and froing, McLean infamously declared that he would not sell to Thompson ‘until hell froze over’. After much toing and froing, both sides will, we suspect, agree to an out-of-court settlement centering on a deal that will give each firm access to the other's intellectual property. In this debate I have listened to the figures and percentages, and the toing and froing about why we should or should not help people. The member did not impugn his reputation, and because there has been a bit of toing and froing in this particular debate, I have allowed it to continue. There was what we may call toing and froing about that, but we disagree with that assertion from the Bar table. I have been reasonably generous in allowing a little bit of toing and froing, because there have been causes for it, but now I want to return to question time. I have allowed a little bit of toing and froing on this, but my patience is now at an end. When the US authorities have got down to some serious war planning, the toing and froing about which military option might be best betrays the same indecision and lack of clarity of purpose. noun ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊˌtu ən ˈfroʊ 1Constant movement backwards and forwards. Wilkie watched the to and fro of their dancing Example sentencesExamples Throughout there has been the unending to and fro with MPs and Government Ministers. Whole cities, whole civilizations have traded places in the global to and fro of humanity. It would be so much simpler to buy time - two hours, say - and you could do a quick to and fro on one fare. In other words, human cultural creations need to arise from absorption in the play of nature so that we and our creativity are in harmony with the to and fro of nature's play. She says it is so hard with all the to and fro to the computer shop, every day, no time to learn new songs, no time to improve. His video art does the to and fro between the personal and the political. It has been a continuous to and fro for years, as can be seen from the course of development of the Community institutions. The most basic thing about play is the to and fro of constantly repeated movement. Soon he became bored, watching the to and fro of this tireless woman. Synonyms movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting, stirring, to and fro, toing and froing, coming and going 1.1 Constant change in action, attitude, or focus. we follow the to and fro in Britain Example sentencesExamples The endless to and fro between ministers and fishermen is getting us nowhere. Soft interventions form part of the normal to and fro of bilateral and multilateral relations between states. Thinking in terms of the usual to and fro, Joe Duffy's team dredged up a couple of callers willing to feel a vague sympathy for Burke. Then in paragraph 32 he struck a theme which has echoed loud in the to and fro of argument on these appeals. My concern is that in the to and fro of debate, the language cements what then become accepted norms. There is the sense that role is not understood on an abstract level of narrative, but in the to and fro of relations that are always open to transformation and the passage of affect and emotion. Discussions are limited in time, and have little of the to and fro that would occur in a one-to-one real-time discussion. Origin Middle English: fro from Old Norse frá (see from). Definition of to and fro in US English: to and fro adverbˌtu ən ˈfroʊˌto͞o ən ˈfrō In a constant movement backward and forward or from side to side. she cradled him, rocking him to and fro Example sentencesExamples The moon is full and it draws the waters to and fro. Moving the material to and fro, the machine is used to lay down thread in all directions, effectively drawing or painting with a needle. But we kicked the flier to and fro, and it was fun. All I Wanna Do Is Rock edges its way out of the speakers, the wind blowing the sound to and fro, Fran Healy's voice the only constant as the guitars shift in and out of auditory focus. Hence its life swings like a pendulum to and fro between pain and boredom, and these two are in fact its ultimate constituents. Jiggle a mass to and fro and it will send out waves of gravitational energy, akin to the way a ball that is bounced on a trampoline sends vibrations across the canvas. The medical person moves the limb to and fro slowly to estimate resistance. I was suddenly aware of the breezes rustling the grasses, tossing the branches of the trees to and fro, dashing the leaves against each other. Shuffled to and fro, they are used down front as the curtain, and elsewhere as all sorts of palace or chamber walls. The wind was whipping the trees to and fro in the growing darkness. The first sheep he found were in a neighbor's paddock, and Bert began working the sheep to and fro to Davey Sutherland's whistled commands. Rocking to and fro on his heels, he clasped his hands behind his back and waited for him to speak. Flickering to and fro in a fierce battle of dominance, the flames of the fire sparkled with gold and orange flares. He was wearing a grin that could make a stone cry, while rolling the axe to and fro between his fingers. Swinging to and fro below, the robin's resolve paid off when a bit of the fruit tore loose. What is dramatised is not only the margin, but also the movement to and fro, the passage, or transition between reality and representation. To create his strangely evocative forms, he poured a small amount of the liquid onto paper, which he then swirled across the surface by tipping the sheet to and fro. Travelling to and fro at high speeds in a vehicle that weighs close to a ton is, after all, a risky venture. She rewound the memory of the man to and fro in her head, attempting to find any discernible qualities from him in their the brief encounter. Mom was not a public person, but served her family with a loyalty and tenacity, patching clothes, driving the grandchildren to and fro, meeting them at the school bus, and so on. Synonyms from place to place, around, about, to and fro, hither and thither, back and forth, in all directions, from pillar to post verbˌtu ən ˈfroʊˌto͞o ən ˈfrō [no object]be toing and froing 1Move constantly backward and forward. the ducks were toing and froing Example sentencesExamples Rather than raising questions and creating tension, the toing and froing between past and present is quite irritating, largely because the text is rushed and the narrative voice bordering on smug. Phil, what have you been able to gather about what's going on in terms of the diplomatic toing and froing here? It was all the toing and froing, the whole situation with Phil going to get shot. The wasps are still out there, toing and froing with bits of our table like the Berlin Airlift. After a tremendous game of football which saw the initiative to and fro, Ballymore emerged victorious by 2 points. Anyone who has eaten out with youngsters will be familiar with the routine of being seated round the corner but we were shown to a big table right in the middle of the restaurant, with plenty of room for restless toing and froing. Hence the constant toing and froing between kitchen and the garden where the treasured bottle was laid on the ground as gently as a new born babe in its first crib. There is a lot of toing and froing and complex weekend arrangements. Michael knew Al so there might have been things toing and froing there I don't know about. Synonyms movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting, stirring, to and fro, toing and froing, coming and going 1.1 Repeatedly discuss or think about something without making any progress. Example sentencesExamples It started off a long while ago, with the first reading in about April 2002, and there has been toing and froing between the parties, with deals done here and parties pulling out there, since then. After a certain amount of toing and froing with the national park, we agreed on sandstone for the new window openings. There was some toing and froing, to put it neutrally, detailed in paragraphs 12 and following of your submissions. There was what we may call toing and froing about that, but we disagree with that assertion from the Bar table. I have recognised that there has been a bit of toing and froing during this debate. It has been an extraordinary week of political toing and froing in Victoria. In this debate I have listened to the figures and percentages, and the toing and froing about why we should or should not help people. It seems there is no good reason, except that we have had backwards-and-forwards toing and froing between parties. We can have all this political toing and froing in here - and we will, for as long as this Government lasts. The member did not impugn his reputation, and because there has been a bit of toing and froing in this particular debate, I have allowed it to continue. The Bank says that this was simply toing and froing. I have been reasonably generous in allowing a little bit of toing and froing, because there have been causes for it, but now I want to return to question time. However, this is a Parliament where I believe we are able to have a bit of toing and froing. After much toing and froing, both sides will, we suspect, agree to an out-of-court settlement centering on a deal that will give each firm access to the other's intellectual property. In the course of this toing and froing, McLean infamously declared that he would not sell to Thompson ‘until hell froze over’. After some toing and froing, the right of the King to grant Monopolies was ceded to Parliament. I have allowed a little bit of toing and froing on this, but my patience is now at an end. When the US authorities have got down to some serious war planning, the toing and froing about which military option might be best betrays the same indecision and lack of clarity of purpose. There is so much toing and froing between the district health board and the residential care facility that it is no wonder there is a lot of concern about how this part will be interpreted. Yes, there was obviously some toing and froing by the Council. nounˌtu ən ˈfroʊˌto͞o ən ˈfrō 1Constant movement backward and forward. Wilkie watched the to and fro of their dancing Example sentencesExamples Throughout there has been the unending to and fro with MPs and Government Ministers. In other words, human cultural creations need to arise from absorption in the play of nature so that we and our creativity are in harmony with the to and fro of nature's play. The most basic thing about play is the to and fro of constantly repeated movement. It would be so much simpler to buy time - two hours, say - and you could do a quick to and fro on one fare. She says it is so hard with all the to and fro to the computer shop, every day, no time to learn new songs, no time to improve. His video art does the to and fro between the personal and the political. Soon he became bored, watching the to and fro of this tireless woman. It has been a continuous to and fro for years, as can be seen from the course of development of the Community institutions. Whole cities, whole civilizations have traded places in the global to and fro of humanity. Synonyms movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting, stirring, to and fro, toing and froing, coming and going 1.1 Constant change in action, attitude, or focus. we follow the to and fro in Britain Example sentencesExamples Thinking in terms of the usual to and fro, Joe Duffy's team dredged up a couple of callers willing to feel a vague sympathy for Burke. Discussions are limited in time, and have little of the to and fro that would occur in a one-to-one real-time discussion. Soft interventions form part of the normal to and fro of bilateral and multilateral relations between states. Then in paragraph 32 he struck a theme which has echoed loud in the to and fro of argument on these appeals. There is the sense that role is not understood on an abstract level of narrative, but in the to and fro of relations that are always open to transformation and the passage of affect and emotion. My concern is that in the to and fro of debate, the language cements what then become accepted norms. The endless to and fro between ministers and fishermen is getting us nowhere. Origin Middle English: fro from Old Norse frá (see from).
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