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   Tee·ter

   /ˈtēdər/

   

   verb

   • 1. move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth: "she teetered after him in her high-heeled sandals" Similar totterwalk unsteadilywobbletoddleswayrocktry to keep one's balancestaggerstumblereelrolllurchpitchstot
   • ▪ be unable to decide between different courses; waver: "she teetered between tears and anger" Similar see-sawveerfluctuateoscillateswingyo-yoalternatewaverwobbleteeter-totter

   Word Origin mid 19th century: variant of dialect titter, from Old Norse titra ‘shake, shiver’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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