Category:Teeter

Tee"ter, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Teetered; p. pr. & vb. n. Teetering.] Etym: [prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel. Titra to tremble, ohg. zittaron, g. zittern.]

Defn: 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.