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teeter
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  1. teeter
  2. teeter-totter

1tee·ter

intransitive verb \ˈtē-tər\

Definition of TEETER

1
a : to move unsteadily : wobble
b : waver, vacillate <teetered on the brink of bankruptcy>
2
: seesaw

Examples of TEETER

  1. The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.
  2. She teetered down the street in her high heels.

Origin of TEETER

Middle English titeren to totter, reel; akin to Old High German zittarōn to shiver
First Known Use: 1844

Related to TEETER

Synonyms
falter, rock, totter, waver, wobble (also wabble)
Antonyms
dive (in), plunge (in)

Rhymes with TEETER

beater, bleater, cheater, eater, fetor, greeter, heater, liter, meeter, meter, peter, pleater, praetor, rhetor, seater, sheeter, skeeter, treater, tweeter

2teeter

noun

Definition of TEETER

: seesaw 2b

First Known Use of TEETER

1860

Rhymes with TEETER

bleater, cheater, eater, greeter, meeter, meter, peter, pleater, sheeter, treater

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