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Adjective reciprocating has 1 sense

reciprocating, reciprocatory - moving alternately backward and forward
Antonym: nonreciprocal (indirect, via reciprocal)

Verb reciprocate has 2 senses

reciprocate - act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
--₁ is one way to act, move

Derived forms: noun reciprocation₃, noun reciprocation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
reciprocate - alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"
--₂ is one way to move

Derived form: noun reciprocation₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something