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teeter |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Teeter \Tee"ter\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Teetered}; p. pr & vb n. {Teetering}.] [Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf Icel. titra to tremble, OHG. zittar[=o]n, G. zittern.] To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like as children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter-totter. [U. S.] [The bobolink] alit upon the flower, and teetered up and down --H. W. Beecher. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: teeter v : move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: {seesaw}, {totter}]
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