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teeter-totter

Translations

teeter-totternoun
Chiefly North American; countable.
The children took turns on the teeter-totter.
Les enfants se sont relayés sur la bascule.
Additional translations
tape-culFamilier.
teeter-totterverb
Chiefly North American; regular verb.
The raft teeter-tottered on the waves.
Le radeau a basculé sur les vagues.
The negotiations teeter-tottered between progress and collapse.
Les négociations ont oscillé entre progrès et effondrement.
teeter-totteradjective
Attributive/relational use only; no comparative or superlative forms.
The bridge gave the car a teeter-totter motion.
Le pont donnait à la voiture un mouvement oscillant.
Additional translations
instable

Definitions

teeter-totternoun
a playground device with a long board balanced in the middle, used by two children who sit at opposite ends and move up and down alternately
The children took turns on the teeter-totter.
teeter-totterverb
to move up and down alternately on a pivot or balance; to make something do this
The raft teeter-tottered on the waves.
to fluctuate or waver between two states, outcomes, or choices
The negotiations teeter-tottered between progress and collapse.
teeter-totteradjective
used attributively to describe something that involves or resembles a teeter-totter; alternating or unsteady
The bridge gave the car a teeter-totter motion.
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