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There is a temptation for an actor to editorialize what they're doing. And you can't do that with Pinter. It's almost like a musical score. His lines are so specific, but they can mean different things to different people, like an alternating current.
Peter Riegert

Meaning of "alternating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALTERNATING

alternating  [ˈɔːltəˌneɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALTERNATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alternating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ALTERNATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of alternating in the English dictionary

The definition of alternating in the dictionary is happening in succession.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALTERNATING


calculating
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
communicating
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
culminating
ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
discriminating
dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋ
dominating
ˈdɒmɪˌneɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
illuminating
ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪtɪŋ
incorporating
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪŋ
incriminating
ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋ
nonterminating
nɒnˈtɜːmɪˌneɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
rejuvenating
rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪtɪŋ
rotating
rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
skating
ˈskeɪtɪŋ
undiscriminating
ˌʌndɪsˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ
unilluminating
ˌʌnɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALTERNATING

alternate reality game
alternately
alternatim
alternating current
alternating-gradient focusing
alternation
alternation of generations
alternative
alternative comedian
alternative comedy
alternative curriculum
alternative energy
alternative history
alternative hypothesis
Alternative Investment Market
alternative medicine
alternative technology
Alternative Vote
alternatively
alternativeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALTERNATING

accommodating
accounting
beating
boating
cheating
coating
devastating
eating
floating
frustrating
heating
humiliating
mating
oscillating
overheating
penetrating
repeating
seating
star rating
stimulating
vibrating

Synonyms and antonyms of alternating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ALTERNATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «alternating» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of alternating

Translation of «alternating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALTERNATING

Find out the translation of alternating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alternating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alternating» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

交流
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alterna
570 millions of speakers

English

alternating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالتناوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переменного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alternada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পর্যায়ক্রমে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alternance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergantian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wechsel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

交流の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gantian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xen kẽ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Alternating
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alternatif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alternata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przemiennego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

змінного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alternativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εναλλασσόμενο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wisselende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alternerande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alternerende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alternating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTERNATING»

The term «alternating» is very widely used and occupies the 20.721 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTERNATING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alternating

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6 QUOTES WITH «ALTERNATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word alternating.
1
Tom Allen
Winter in Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity.
2
Nadia Giosia
I work out four to five days a week, alternating three workouts.
3
Christopher Gorham
I do abs every day: regular, weighted crunches and sit-ups every other day, then my obliques and my sides on the alternating day. So I'm working my core every day.
4
Arthur Herzog
It's also possible to have two third person singular points of view, as represented by two characters through whose eyes the story is told in alternating chapters, say.
5
Brett Hoebel
Structure your cross-training appropriately by alternating the intensity of your sessions so you work, recover, work, recover.
6
Peter Riegert
There is a temptation for an actor to editorialize what they're doing. And you can't do that with Pinter. It's almost like a musical score. His lines are so specific, but they can mean different things to different people, like an alternating current.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALTERNATING»

Discover the use of alternating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alternating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nikola Tesla on His Work with Alternating Currents and Their ...
Part one of the Tesla Presents series, this book contains the transcript of an extended pre-hearing interview with Nikola Tesla in which he chronicals his efforts directed towards the development of an earth-based system for wireless ...
Nikola Tesla, Leland I. Anderson, 2002
2
Alternating Current
In an incisive volume of essays, the Nobel laureate reflects on the author's credo as an artist and poet, the sixties drug culture, modern atheism, politics, and ethics. Reprint.
Octavio Paz, 1973
3
Alternating Current Fundamentals
This edition of ALTERNATING CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, 8E includes additional information on diodes and rectifiers and contains improved graphics that will assist your students in understanding state-of-the-art concepts.
Stephen Herman, 2011
4
A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers ...
Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.
Nikola Tesla, 2007
5
Alternating Projection Methods
A comprehensive textbook for advanced undergraduate or graduate students.
René Escalante, Marcos Raydan, 2011
6
Distributed Optimization and Statistical Learning Via the ...
Surveys the theory and history of the alternating direction method of multipliers, and discusses its applications to a wide variety of statistical and machine learning problems of recent interest, including the lasso, sparse logistic ...
Stephen Boyd, Neal Parikh, Eric Chu, 2011
7
A Family of Complexes Associated to an Almost Alternating ...
A family {Dq} of complexes of free R-modules is constructed for each almost alternating matrix p = (XY) of shape (g,f) over a commutative noetherian ring R. (In p,X is a g x g alternating matrix and Y is an arbitrary g x f matrix).
Andrew R. Kustin, Bernd Ulrich, 1992
8
Alternating Views 2.0: The Essays
The understanding behind these essays has to be viewed through the transparency of the flavor in the words of my poem, "Room without a Wall," cited above. Suggested is what is called today, "thinking outside of the box," if you will?
Jeffrey V Perry, 2010
9
Alternating Currents: Electricity Markets and Public Policy
Electricity Markets and Public Policy Timothy J. Brennan, Karen L. Palmer, Salvador A. Martinez. Alternating Currents ELECTRICITY MARKETS AND PUBLIC POLICY 77 Timothy J. Brennan Karen L Palmer Salvador A. Martinez Alternating ...
Timothy J. Brennan, Karen L. Palmer, Salvador A. Martinez, 2010
10
Alternating: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALTERNATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alternating is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Roadwork slated for the Sierra
I-80 (Placer County) from Sierra College Boulevard to Newcastle Road: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane ... «The Union of Grass Valley, Jul 15»
2
Street Beat: Beautification will happen, race organizer says
In Hanover County, there will be alternating line closures on I-95 southbound between mile-markers 100 and 96 from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. today ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Europes Looming Big Fat Greek Divorce
Parents drag young children, alternating between boredom and excitement, along with them. A middle-aged man in a sports shirt helps an ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
4
Solar Impulse 2 touches down victorious in Hawaii
Pilot Bertrand Piccard, who has been alternating on the legs with Mr Borschberg, said: "This flight to Hawaii is not only an aviation historic first, ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
5
Cabin crew jargon explained
He or she is fully qualified to operate the aircraft in all stages of flight, including takeoffs and landings, and does so in alternating turns with the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
US crushes Japan in World Cup final, ending drought in fairytale …
She remained steadfast in her long-term approach to the month-long tournament, committed to the defensive plan and alternating attackers ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Independence Day parade packs a punch in Edgewood
... of the annual Edgewood/Joppatowne Independence Day Parade, which has been alternating between the two towns every year of the event. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
8
Review: SK Tremayne's cinematic thriller 'The Ice Twins'
Tremayne develops Sarah's and Angus's points of view in alternating chapters, pointing up yet another question of identity: Is the author male ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Gail Malay retires after decade leading Havasu schools
Malay's three daughters all attended Starline, where she taught for 15 years, alternating grade levels and working part-time summer jobs to ... «Today's News-Herald, Jul 15»
10
Vertical Transport Via Paternosters
Our “paternoster” consisted of a two-foot-wide vertical belt with platforms and grab bars alternating along its length, about five feet apart. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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