Sunday, May 23, 2010

REDUPLICATIVES WITH MEANINGS 2

B. Alliterative Type - Repetitive Compound words

1) chit-chat - informal gossipy talk

2) clip clop - sound of a horse's hooves

3) criss-cross - made of lines which cross each other repeatedly

4) dilly-dally - to loiter

5) ding-dong - the sound of a bell

6) flim-flam - foolishness

7) flip-flop - several meanings, 1. sound of repeated flapping 2. a backward

8) somersaut 3. a sandal with a piece between the toes

9) hip-hop - type of music

10) knick-knack - a small ornament or trinket

11) mish-mash - a confused mixture

12) ping pong - table tennis

13) pitter-patter - a light, tapping sound such as of rain drops

14) riff-raff - rabble; people who are worthless

15) riprap - broken stones on water used to protect riverbanks

16) see-saw - children playing on a piece of wood with a central balance which

allows it to move up and down

17) shilly-shally - unable to come to a decision

18) tick tock - sound of a clock

19) tittle-tattle - idle chat or gossip

20) zigzag - sharp turns in alterating directions

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