nounπShareA toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist."I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday."entertainmentsportitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA volatile market that moves up and down."The stock market acted like a yoyo this week, going up one day and crashing the next. "economyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomeone who vacillates."He's such a yoyo about his college major; one week he wants to study biology, the next week he's set on history. "characterpersonattitudetendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch."She sewed many colorful yoyos together to make a decorative quilt. "materialstyleartwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA foolish, annoying or incompetent person."It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos."personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo vacillate; to move up and down."The stock market seemed to yoyo up and down all day, making it hard to predict where it would close. "tendencyactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
