Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: teeter
IPA transcription: [t'itɚ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting_board, dandle_board
    Meaning: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: teeter, seesaw, totter
    Meaning: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
Usage examples
  • He reads only the newspapers and magazines that tell him what he wants to be told, listens only to the biologists who tell him that he is the finest product of the struggle for existence, and herds only with his own kind, where, like the monkey-folk, they teeter up and down and tell one another how great they are.