teeter

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.
2. (intransitive) To totter (move unsteadily).
3. (figuratively) To be indecisive; to hesitate.
4. (figuratively) To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.

Noun

A teeter-totter or seesaw.

Synonyms

seesaw

totter

stagger

reel

lurch

sway

teeter-totter

wobble

teeterboard

dandle board

tilting board

rock

🪨

careen

oscillate

precarious

swing

teetertotter

vacillate

waver

stumble

swag

pitch

falter

teetering

lose balance

on the verge

tergiversate

tilt

keel

tremble

destabilize

wabble

waddle

dangle

flounder

shake

🫨

shillyshally

shilly shally

roll

Translations

chanceler

tambalear

tapecul

wippen

wankelen

τραμπάλα

balancín

balancé

traballare

balanceo

trontollar

schwanken

précaire

gangorra

bascule

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtiːtə/

Etymology

Alteration of titter.