The teeter-totter tipped up and down.

Meaning: A plank balanced in the middle with a seat at each end moved up and down.

Choice of Words: A teeter-totter is a seesaw. Tipped means that the teeter-totter moved up and down. Up and down indicate the direction of the movement.

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The teeter-totter tipped up and down.

Meaning: This means that the teeter-totter was moving back and forth or up and down.

Choice of Words: Teeter-totter is a word that describes a piece of playground equipment where you can sit on one end and push off the ground to make the other end go up and down. Tipped means to move back and forth or up and down. Up means to move higher, and down means to move lower.

The seesaw went up and down.

Meaning: This means that the teeter-totter was moving back and forth or up and down.

Choice of Words: Seesaw is another word for teeter-totter. Went is a verb that means to move from one place to another. Up means to move higher, and down means to move lower.

The playground toy bobbed up and down.

Meaning: This means that the teeter-totter was moving back and forth or up and down.

Choice of Words: Playground toy is a general term for any type of equipment that is found on a playground. Bobbed means to move up and down or back and forth in a gentle way. Up means to move higher, and down means to move lower.

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