v. i. & t. [ imp. & p. p. Teetered p. pr. & vb. n. Teetering. ] [ Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel. titra to tremble, OHG. zittarōn, G. zittern. ] To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter-totter. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[ The bobolink ] alit upon the flower, and teetered up and down. H. W. Beecher. [ 1913 Webster ]