seesaw

Meaning

1. A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
2. A series of up-and-down movements.
3. A series of alternating movements or feelings.
4. An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement.

teeter-totter

move up and down

tilting board

dandle board

hurt exceedingly

be irresolute

move back and forth

seesaw board

swayingly

hickey horse

play at see-saw

teeter board

shilly shally

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsiː.sɔː/

Probably a frequentative imitative of rhythmic back-and-forth, up-and-down or zigzagging motion, such as teeter-totter, zigzag, flip-flop, ping pong, etc., under the umbrella term of reduplication; also likely influenced by the verbs see and saw of either present or past tense.

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