pace back and forth



pace back and forth

 and pace up and down
to walk over and over the same short route nervously or anxiously. The leopard paced back and forth in its cage. I paced up and down, worrying about a variety of things.
See also: and, back, forth, pace

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Moishe-Yiddish
Adeane[ə'di:n]
Gusta-Dutch
Deonne-English (Rare)
IngeING-e (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish), ING-gə (German), ING-ə (Dutch)Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch
Kaloyan-Bulgarian