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1
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
- he nervously teetered at the edge of the pool before finally diving in
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to move forward while swaying from side to side
- the toddler teetered down the rink in her new ice skates
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3
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
- was teetering on the brink of making a decision about college
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeter. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of teeter was in 1844
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