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PRONUNCIATION OF TEETER TOTTER

teeter totter  [ˈtiːtə ˈtɒtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEETER TOTTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Teeter totter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TEETER TOTTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

teeter totter

Seesaw

A see-saw is a long narrow board pivoted in the middle so that, as one end goes up, the other goes down.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TEETER TOTTER


blotter
ˈblɒtə
cotta
ˈkɒtə
cotter
ˈkɒtə
dotter
ˈdɒtə
globetrotter
ˈɡləʊbˌtrɒtə
gotta
ˈɡɒtə
hotter
ˈhɒtə
lotta
ˈlɒtə
otter
ˈɒtə
pelota
pəˈlɒtə
plotter
ˈplɒtə
potter
ˈpɒtə
ricotta
rɪˈkɒtə
rotter
ˈrɒtə
slotter
ˈslɒtə
spotter
ˈspɒtə
stotter
ˈstɒtə
terracotta
ˌtɛrəˈkɒtə
totter
ˈtɒtə
trotter
ˈtrɒtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEETER TOTTER

teepee
teer
Tees
Teesside
teeter
teeterboard
teeth
teethe
teether
teething
teething problems
teething ring
teething troubles
teethridge
teetotal
teetotalism
teetotalist
teetotaller
teetotally
teetotum

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEETER TOTTER

allotter
better
bogtrotter
boycotter
clotter
garotter
garrotter
graph plotter
incremental plotter
jotter
knotter
lily-trotter
lotter
pinspotter
plane spotter
sandlotter
sea otter
snotter
swotter
talent spotter
train spotter

Synonyms and antonyms of teeter totter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «teeter totter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEETER TOTTER

Find out the translation of teeter totter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of teeter totter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «teeter totter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒂特搀扶着
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tambaléese
570 millions of speakers

English

teeter totter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बच्चों का झूला डगमगाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تترنح ترنح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

качели ковылять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gangorra gangorra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাত্পর্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bascule bascule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teeter totter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wippe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シーソーよろめく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시소를 타다 넝마주이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sithik banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đu lung lay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேனீர் தொட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थकून जाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ağlamaklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traballante vacillare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

balansuje chwiać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гойдалки шкутильгати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Teeter clătina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραμπάλα δύο θέσεων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wankel waggeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

teeteren stapplar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Teeter totter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of teeter totter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEETER TOTTER»

The term «teeter totter» is regularly used and occupies the 59.557 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEETER TOTTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about teeter totter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEETER TOTTER»

Discover the use of teeter totter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to teeter totter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Teeter-Totter
It started in childhood and carried on throughout all my adult years. This is my story. It includes the teeter-totter ups and downs as well as the psychotic times and paranoia, hallucinations, and feelings of grandeur.
Sharon Carruthers, 2012
2
Teeter-Totter: Lee Ann's Diary
Lee Ann's Diary Ruby Sampson. to see Matt, but I felt like a fly caught in a web. Their voices faded in and out as I imagined myself frantically trying to escape the jaws of a huge spider. It danced on silky threads like strings on a fiddle.
Ruby Sampson, 2001
3
Cowbob and the Teeter-Totter Gang
When his Pa accepts a job in New York City, Robert is ripped from the only world he has ever known.
Cody Toye, 2013
4
In the Company of Horses: A Year on the Road with Horseman, ...
For instance, at the facility in Loveland, Colorado where Mark holds his week- long clinics in the summers, there's a teeter-totter bridge. It's a wooden bridge that tips, so you can walk your horse up onto it from the tipped-down side, and after he ...
Kathleen Lindley, 2006
5
Focus on Suzuki Piano
I put both my hands in front of me, holding them level as a balanced teeter-totter should be. We then have the left hand represent the child on a teeter-totter and the right hand represent Mother or Dad. The child enjoys pushing the left hand up  ...
Powell, Mary Craig
6
Peter Potter Teeter Totter
Peter Potter and Henry Otter steal the wizard's magic wood to build a teeter-totter, so the wizard puts a spell on it.
Bill Gillespie, 1987
7
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality ...
It is as if the patient and I are on opposite ends of a teeter-totter; we are connected to each other by the board of the teeter-totter. Therapy is the process of going up and down, each of us sliding back and forth on the teeter-totter, trying to ...
Marsha M. Linehan, 1993
8
Balancing Act
Better watch out! Ellen Stoll Walsh has a singular knack for bringing simple concepts to life, as she does so vividly in this collage-illustrated balancing book that’s perfect for teeter-totterers of all ages.
Ellen Stoll Walsh, 2011
9
I Am Hope
If you had two people using the teeter-totter and one was heavier than the other one, you would put the teeter-totter on the first ring of the person who weighed less to even it out. It made the lighter end heavier. At recess time, I was nervous.
Mollee Jackson
10
Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal
... timecontemplating how wecouldtrip up our guests with illogical debates or a convoluted game of guess whatI'mthinking.No. Ourtimespentwithotherswouldbemuch like the time we would spend with our own . It 103 7 Teeter Totter.
Liane Holliday Willey, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEETER TOTTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term teeter totter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
7th Annual Teeter Totter-A-Thon
60 teams of 10 students from Belleville East, Belleville West and Althoff participate in the 7th annual Teeter Totter-A-Thon sponsored by the BASIC (Belleville ... «Belleville News-Democrat, May 15»
2
Annual Teeter Totter-a-Thon to go "50 Hours for 50 Years"
For the 23rd Annual Teeter Totter-a-Thon, Lambda Chi Alpha's USI chapter is upping the ante. To celebrate the University of Southern Indiana's 50th ... «14 News WFIE Evansville, Apr 15»
3
Phi Delta Theta teeter totter for a cause
Teeter Totter is held annually in the memory of a fraternity's fallen brother. This year's event will honor Woody Bolin. When the fraternity brother died on Aug. «Sonoma State Star, Apr 15»
4
The teeter totter of poverty and mental health
Lois Dix has found balance in her life. In her words, she has fallen into the black hole of depression, lived in poverty and is pulling herself out with education and ... «St. Catharines Standard, Feb 15»
5
Watch 3 guys do insane flips on a 'teeterboard'
But what if you combined the two? Let me introduce you to something called the "teeterboard." It's an amazing acrobatic apparatus that is basically a teeter totter, ... «kgw.com, Oct 14»
6
Seventy-six straight hour teeter-totter fundraiser underway at …
May 13, 2014 - Freshman Kiran Fisher, 19, rides his two hour shift out on the teeter totter, which is situated in the Park Blocks on the Portland State University ... «The Oregonian, May 14»
7
Jimmy Kimmel's "Tweeter Totter" Game Is So Evil
The rules are simple: two people teeter totter away -- innocently enough! -- while a game show wheel spins and spins. When the spinning stops, so does the ... «ScreenCrush, Apr 14»
8
Bond Teeter Totter
Think of one side of the teeter totter as interest rates and the other side as the principal value of the investment. When one side goes up, the other side goes ... «Bradenton Herald, Oct 13»
9
Trading place for people: An interview with Bill Merrill
Editor's note: HD, a.k.a. Dave Askins, editor of The Ann Arbor Chronicle, is also publisher of an online series of interviews on a teeter totter. Introductions to new ... «The Ann Arbor Chronicle, Nov 12»
10
A Smiley Conversation With Brian Wilson
There's a track on there I'd never heard of called "Teeter Totter Love" by a guy named Jasper Dailey, and I was curious to know how that became part of the ... «LAist, Nov 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Teeter totter [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/teeter-totter>. Apr 2024 ».
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