teeter-totter

Speech parts

1. teeter-totter - Noun

2. teeter-totter - Verb

Meaning

ride on a plank

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

teeter totter

Synonyms

seesaw teetertotter wag teeter shuttlecock rock vary alternate interact swing sway vibrate oscillate fluctuate zigzag
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Antonyms

remain stay agree decide resolve rush
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Hypernyms

play plaything

Examples

For each Joan of Arc there is a Hitler perched at the other end of the teeter-totter. Charles Bukowski

No, see the slide's too high. He could fall and get a concussion. (Wulf) Forget that. He could rack himself on the teeter-totter. (Chris) Teeter-totter nothing. The swings are a choking hazard. Whose idea was it for him to have this? (Urian) Sherrilyn Kenyon

I understand that one of the purposes of bipartisanship is to cram something difficult and necessary down the American people's gullets for which neither party has the fortitude to assume full responsibility. It's a way of turning a possible gangplank into a teeter-totter. James Wolcott

Close letter words and terms

teetee teeter teeter-tail teeter-tottering teeterboard teeterboarder