name, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of teeter form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   plural of Teeter form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

seesawalternatealternationback and fillback-and-forthbalance

Example

More examples

"Tom Wilkinson plays the passionate, bullheaded Arthur, who teeters between brilliance and lunacy."

Etymology

Variant of Teeter.

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