Definition of teeter

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tee·ter    (ttr) KEY  

VERB:
tee·tered , tee·ter·ing , tee·ters
VERB:
intr.

1. To walk or move unsteadily or unsurely; totter.
2. To alternate, as between opposing attitudes or positions; vacillate.
3. To seesaw.

VERB:
tr.

To cause to teeter or seesaw.

NOUN:
Northeastern U.S.

1. See seesaw. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.
2. A teetering motion.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English titeren, probably from Old Norse titra, to shake

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