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- [tee-ter]
- /ˈti tər/
- /ˈtiː.tər/
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- [tee-ter]
- /ˈti tər/
Definitions of teeter word
- verb without object teeter to move unsteadily. 1
- verb without object teeter to ride a seesaw; teetertotter. 1
- verb with object teeter to tip (something) up and down; move unsteadily. 1
- noun teeter a seesaw motion; wobble. 1
- noun teeter a seesaw; teetertotter. 1
- intransitive verb teeter totter, wobble 1
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Origin of teeter
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; variant of dial. titter, Middle English titeren < Old Norse titra tremble; cognate with German zittern to tremble, quiver
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Parts of speech for Teeter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
teeter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
teeter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for teeter
verb teeter
- bobble — A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
- dithering — a trembling; vibration.
- dodder — to shake; tremble; totter.
- drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- falter — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
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