noun Download 🔗Share A 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. Examples : "I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday." entertainment game item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A volatile market that moves up and down. Examples : ""After the company announced lower profits, the stock market became yoyos, with prices rising and falling dramatically throughout the day." " business economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Someone who vacillates. Examples : "The hiring committee are such yoyos; they approved my project last week, but now they've rejected it without explanation. " character person attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch. Examples : "My grandmother decorated the quilt with colorful yoyos she had carefully sewn from fabric scraps. " material style art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A foolish, annoying or incompetent person. Examples : "It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos." person character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading