teeter-totter
teeter-totter · teeter-totters · teeter-tottered · teeter-tottering
To ride a seesawTo ride a seesaw.
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US)To ride a seesaw.
ride on a plank
Origin
Either from teeter + totter, or from a reduplication of either element.Either from teeter + totter, or from a reduplication of either element.
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Forms
teeter-totters, teeter-tottering, teeter-tottered, teeter-tottered| Base form | teeter-totter · to teeter-totter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | teeter-totters |
| Present participle | teeter-tottering |
| Past simple | teeter-tottered |
| Past participle | teeter-tottered |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- ride on a plank:teetertotterseesaw
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.