teeter

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tee⋅ter

[tee-ter]

Chiefly Northern U.S.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to move unsteadily.

2.	to ride a seesaw; teetertotter.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to tip (something) up and down; move unsteadily.

–noun

4.	a seesaw motion; wobble.

5.	a seesaw; teetertotter.

Origin:
1835–45; var. of dial. titter, ME titeren < ON titra tremble; c. G zittern to tremble, quiver

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see·saw (sē'sô')

A long plank balanced on a central fulcrum so that with a person riding on each end, one end goes up as the other goes down. Also called regionally dandle, dandle board, teedle board, teeter, teeterboard, teeter-totter, tilt¹, tilting board. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.
The act or game of riding a seesaw.
A back-and-forth or up-and-down movement, as of the lead between two contesting parties.

intr.v. see·sawed, see·saw·ing, see·saws

[Reduplication of saw¹.]

tee·ter (tē'tər)

v. tee·tered, tee·ter·ing, tee·ters

v. intr.

v. tr.
To cause to teeter or seesaw.
n. Northeastern U.S.

[Middle English titeren, probably from Old Norse titra, to shake.]

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