teeter-totter
teeter-totter noun: a seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.
Noun
teeter-totter (plural teeter-totters)
- A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.
- A type of glider swing; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a tandem swing attached to a swingset, with two riders facing each other.
Verb
teeter-totter (third-person singular simple present teeter-totters, present participle teeter-tottering, simple past and past participle teeter-tottered)
- To ride a seesaw.
teeter-totter meaning in Bengali and Malayalam
teeter-totter in Bengali
- দোলনা, এক ধরনের গ্লাইডার দোলনা
Forms of teeter-totter
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | teeter-totters |
| alternative form | teetertotter |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | teeter-totters |
| present participle | teeter-tottering |
| past participle | teeter-tottered |
| past | teeter-tottered |
Origin of teeter-totter
Either from teeter + totter, or from a reduplication of either element.
Questions about teeter-totter
- What does teeter-totter mean?
- Teeter-totter means a seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.
- What is teeter-totter in Bengali?
- Teeter-totter in Bengali is দোলনা, এক ধরনের গ্লাইডার দোলনা. See Teeter-totter meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is teeter-totter?
- Teeter-totter can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of teeter-totter?
- The plural of teeter-totter is teeter-totters.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: teeter-totter (page history and authors); teeter-totter (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); teeter-totter (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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