TEETER

seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board

(noun) a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

teeter, seesaw, totter

(verb) move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

teeter (third-person singular simple present teeters, present participle teetering, simple past and past participle teetered)

(intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.

(figuratively) To be indecisive.

(figuratively) To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.

Noun

teeter (plural teeters)

(North America) A teeter-totter or seesaw.

Anagrams

• terete

Proper noun

Teeter (plural Teeters)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Teeter is the 5859th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5892 individuals. Teeter is most common among White (92.48%) individuals.

Anagrams

• terete

Source: Wiktionary


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.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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