teeter (redirected from teetering)

tee·ter  (ttr)

v. tee·tered, tee·ter·ing, tee·ters

v.intr.

1. To walk or move unsteadily or unsurely; totter.

2. To alternate, as between opposing attitudes or positions; vacillate.

3. To seesaw.

v.tr.

To cause to teeter or seesaw.

n. Northeastern U.S.

1. See seesaw. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.

2. A teetering motion.

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[Middle English titeren, probably from Old Norse titra, to shake.]

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teeter

Verb

to wobble or move unsteadily [Middle English titeren]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	teeter - a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end dandle board, seesaw, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board playground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with
Verb	1.	teeter - move unsteadily, with a rocking motion seesaw, totter move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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teeter

verb wobble, rock, totter, balance, stagger, sway, tremble, waver, pivot, seesaw

Translations

teeter [ˈtiːtəʳ] vi → balancearse

teeter [ˈtiːtəʳ] vi → chanceler, vaciller

teeter [ˈtiːtəʳ] vi (also fig) → schwanken, taumeln

teeter [ˈtiːtəʳ] vi → barcollare, vacillare