teeter-tottern.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtiːtəˌtɒtə/, U.S.

/ˈtidərˌtɑdər/

Etymology: Reduplication from stem of teeter v. or totter v.; compare titter-totter n. and adv. and teeter-totter at teeter v. 1b.

dialect and North American.

A see-saw; formerly also, the game of see-saw. Also attributive or as adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > see-sawing

titter-totter1530

shoeing the wild marea1586

totter-arse1611

teeter-totter1905

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [adjective] > see-sawing

see-saw1735

see-sawing1793

teeter-totter1933

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > see-saw > [noun]

merry-totter1440

wild mare1600

titter-totter1790

see-saw1824

highty-tighty1825

rantipole1854

teeter1855

joggling-board1883

teeter-totter1959

1895 W. Rye Gloss. Words E. Anglia 225 Teeter-cum-tauter, a see-saw.]

1905 Dial. Notes 3 66 Teeter-totter, n. or v. See-saw. ‘We played teeter-totter.’

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 19 Aug. 2/6 Wallace explained the teeter-totter economics of hogs and corn made a solution more difficult, and said the Government had waited for the farmers themselves to produce a plan.

1959 A. Hitchcock's Mystery Mag. Feb. 70/2 Her body, which had bounced off a section of hedge onto the fulcrum of a teeter-totter.

1962 W. O. Mitchell Kite xv. 197 Got to balance exactly..like two boys on a teeter-totter—same weight to the ounce.

1973 Jrnl. Genetic Psychol. 122 289 A teeter-totter task and water-level apparatus.

1975 in W. Viereck Lexikalische Ergebnisse des Lowman-Survey I. iv. 141 Children also like to play on a…teeter-totter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

b. To move like a see-saw; to sway from side to side; to move unsteadily; esp. of a person or animal, to walk with a swaying motion; to balance oneself unsteadily on alternate feet. So teeter-totter, teter-totter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unsteadily

wiggle?c1225

walter1399

falterc1400

stammerc1400

dotterc1475

stavera1500

stumblea1500

reel1529

scamblec1571

halper1596

totter1602

folder1607

wamble1611

to make a Virginia fence1671

wandle1686

fribble1709

rock1718

stoit1719

stoiter1724

swagger1724

doddle1761

stotter1781

toit1786

doiter1793

stot1801

dodder1819

twaddle1823

teeter1844

shoggle1884

welter1884

warple1887

whemmel1895

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)]

hobblec1330

wave1406

stamperc1450

fleet15..

titubate1540

wamble1589

tilt1594

vacillate1598

waggle1611

wimple1819

wangle1820

waver1841

lurch1851

woggle1871

teeter1904

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] > totter

shake1297

waive1338

wagc1340

falterc1386

waverc1440

branglea1522

totterc1522

wave1538

swerve1573

nod1582

tittera1618

cockle1634

labascate1727

teeter1904

oversway1994

1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. II. 231 I teetered up tu her a tiptoe.

c1850 ‘Dow, Jr.’ Short Patent Serm. I. 184 You tip and teeter about, thinking that you excite the admiration of all.

1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 201 The peetweets..‘teter’ along its stony shores all summer.

1888 J. W. Riley in Voice (N.Y.) 21 June Turn to the lane where we used to ‘teeter-totter’, Printing little foot-palms in the mellow mold.

1904 W. Churchill Crossing II. xiv. 422 I felt the ground teetering under my feet.

1904 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (Essex) A watch~maker said of a wheel of which the pivot was bent, ‘It teeters’.

1907 Black Cat June 25 [He] called back to the figure teter-tottering with the bowing of the log it rode.

1943 C. McCullers Heart is Lonely Hunter (new ed.) i. 29 They helped Blount to his feet. He teetered weakly.

1950 R. Macaulay World my Wilderness vii. 66 The iron spokes swung teetering and creaking in the breeze.

1961 B. Pym No Fond Return of Love xii. 111 Marian left the house, teetering down the path to the bus stop on her stiletto heels.

1973 O. Sacks Awakenings 35 Miss D. would teeter forward in tiny rapid steps.

1982 T. Berger Reinhart's Women ii. 35 ‘I'll teeter on the curb,’ said Reinhart, ‘and try not to fall into the gutter.’

单词	teeter-totter
释义	teeter-tottern.adj. Brit. /ˈtiːtəˌtɒtə/, U.S. /ˈtidərˌtɑdər/ Etymology: Reduplication from stem of teeter v. or totter v.; compare titter-totter n. and adv. and teeter-totter at teeter v. 1b. dialect and North American. A see-saw; formerly also, the game of see-saw. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > see-sawing titter-totter1530 shoeing the wild marea1586 totter-arse1611 teeter-totter1905 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [adjective] > see-sawing see-saw1735 see-sawing1793 teeter-totter1933 society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > see-saw > [noun] merry-totter1440 wild mare1600 titter-totter1790 see-saw1824 highty-tighty1825 rantipole1854 teeter1855 joggling-board1883 teeter-totter1959 1895 W. Rye Gloss. Words E. Anglia 225 Teeter-cum-tauter, a see-saw.] 1905 Dial. Notes 3 66 Teeter-totter, n. or v. See-saw. ‘We played teeter-totter.’ 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 19 Aug. 2/6 Wallace explained the teeter-totter economics of hogs and corn made a solution more difficult, and said the Government had waited for the farmers themselves to produce a plan. 1959 A. Hitchcock's Mystery Mag. Feb. 70/2 Her body, which had bounced off a section of hedge onto the fulcrum of a teeter-totter. 1962 W. O. Mitchell Kite xv. 197 Got to balance exactly..like two boys on a teeter-totter—same weight to the ounce. 1973 Jrnl. Genetic Psychol. 122 289 A teeter-totter task and water-level apparatus. 1975 in W. Viereck Lexikalische Ergebnisse des Lowman-Survey I. iv. 141 Children also like to play on a…teeter-totter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas teeter-totter b. To move like a see-saw; to sway from side to side; to move unsteadily; esp. of a person or animal, to walk with a swaying motion; to balance oneself unsteadily on alternate feet. So teeter-totter, teter-totter. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unsteadily wiggle?c1225 walter1399 falterc1400 stammerc1400 dotterc1475 stavera1500 stumblea1500 reel1529 scamblec1571 halper1596 totter1602 folder1607 wamble1611 to make a Virginia fence1671 wandle1686 fribble1709 rock1718 stoit1719 stoiter1724 swagger1724 doddle1761 stotter1781 toit1786 doiter1793 stot1801 dodder1819 twaddle1823 teeter1844 shoggle1884 welter1884 warple1887 whemmel1895 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] hobblec1330 wave1406 stamperc1450 fleet15.. titubate1540 wamble1589 tilt1594 vacillate1598 waggle1611 wimple1819 wangle1820 waver1841 lurch1851 woggle1871 teeter1904 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] > totter shake1297 waive1338 wagc1340 falterc1386 waverc1440 branglea1522 totterc1522 wave1538 swerve1573 nod1582 tittera1618 cockle1634 labascate1727 teeter1904 oversway1994 1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. II. 231 I teetered up tu her a tiptoe. c1850 ‘Dow, Jr.’ Short Patent Serm. I. 184 You tip and teeter about, thinking that you excite the admiration of all. 1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 201 The peetweets..‘teter’ along its stony shores all summer. 1888 J. W. Riley in Voice (N.Y.) 21 June Turn to the lane where we used to ‘teeter-totter’, Printing little foot-palms in the mellow mold. 1904 W. Churchill Crossing II. xiv. 422 I felt the ground teetering under my feet. 1904 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (Essex) A watch~maker said of a wheel of which the pivot was bent, ‘It teeters’. 1907 Black Cat June 25 [He] called back to the figure teter-tottering with the bowing of the log it rode. 1943 C. McCullers Heart is Lonely Hunter (new ed.) i. 29 They helped Blount to his feet. He teetered weakly. 1950 R. Macaulay World my Wilderness vii. 66 The iron spokes swung teetering and creaking in the breeze. 1961 B. Pym No Fond Return of Love xii. 111 Marian left the house, teetering down the path to the bus stop on her stiletto heels. 1973 O. Sacks Awakenings 35 Miss D. would teeter forward in tiny rapid steps. 1982 T. Berger Reinhart's Women ii. 35 ‘I'll teeter on the curb,’ said Reinhart, ‘and try not to fall into the gutter.’ extracted from teeterv. < n.adj.1905 as lemmas
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teeter-tottern.adj.

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