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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tee•ter /ˈtitɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- Dialect Termsto move unsteadily:The ladder teetered, then crashed down.
- to waver;
fluctuate:Prices teetered on the edge of 150, then fell sharply. n. [countable] - Dialect Termsa seesaw.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tee•ter (tē′tər),USA pronunciation [Chiefly Northern U.S.]v.i. - Dialect Termsto move unsteadily.
- Dialect Termsto ride a seesaw;
teetertotter.
v.t. - Dialect Termsto tip (something) up and down;
move unsteadily.
n. - Dialect Termsa seesaw motion;
wobble. - Dialect Termsa seesaw;
teetertotter.
- Old Norse titra tremble; cognate with German zittern to tremble, quiver
- variant of dialect, dialectal titter, Middle English titeren 1835–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: teeter /ˈtiːtə/ vb - to move or cause to move unsteadily; wobble
n , vb - another word for seesaw
Etymology: 19th Century: from Middle English titeren, related to Old Norse titra to tremble, Old High German zittarōn to shiver |