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.]
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[The bobolink] alit upon the flower, and teetered up
and down. --H. W.
Beecher.
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