Added 9 October 2026 alternating adjective Categories: Describing WordsUncommon Words In Latin: alternāns Wiktionary adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about alternating at Wordnik → Where our words come from → (of a current) reversing direction. alternating current Occurring by turns; first one and then the other. alternating feelings of love and hate Related Words: cyclicalcyclicreciprocatingalternativerotatingtogglingoscillatingswitchinginterchangingfluctuatingsuccessivestaggered Back to today's word