TEETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does teeter mean? 

• TEETER (noun)
  The noun TEETER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TEETER used as a noun is very rare.

• TEETER (verb)
  The verb TEETER has 1 sense:

1. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

  Familiarity information: TEETER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEETER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("teeter" is a kind of...):

plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)

Holonyms ("teeter" is a part of...):

playground (yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play)

• TEETER (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they teeter    ... he / she / it teeters   
Past simple: teetered   
Past participle: teetered   
-ing form: teetering   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

seesaw; teeter; totter

Hypernyms (to "teeter" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

She took the rabbit from him, and while the sapling swayed and teetered threateningly above her she calmly gnawed off the rabbit's head.

(White Fang, by Jack London)