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teeter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dandle board, seesaw, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board |
| Type of | plaything, toy |
Examples of teeter
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For the Bobcats and for this city, the stalled talks teeter on a very fine line.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Teeter had looked at the mummy's coffin nearly every day over the past 19 years.
From the edition.cnn.com
Puffed by the time I reach the top, I teeter on the lip of the dune on my board.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I teeter around the edges of the yard hoping not to lose my balance and dignity.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
You must teeter onto TV looking as if you are slightly off balance and crippled.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Teeter says the vendor was shot several times and pronounced dead at the scene.
From the sacbee.com
The sheds in Sunset's book teeter between a micro-house and the great outdoors.
From the ocregister.com
A bride and groom teeter atop a waterfall as they ready for a wedding portrait.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Cities in other states, like Harrisburg, Pa., teeter on the edge of bankruptcy.
From the businessweek.com
- Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
- Seesaw: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
- To tilt back and forth on an edge
- Term use in North Shore or Freeride mountain biking to refer to stunts (structures) resembling teeter totters (seesaws) added to the trail to challenge mountain bike riders.
- When a monster truck wheelies the front end and the rear tires are on the ground, "teetering" from side to side.
