teeter

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
verb move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

Alteration of titter.

Steppin' careful, he travels the length Of his spring-board, and teeters to try its strength. — Poems Teachers Ask For: Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans", Various
20 Steppin' careful, he travels the length Of his springboard, and teeters to try its strength. — Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year, E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
Steppin' careful, he travels the length Of his spring-board, and teeters to try its strength, Now he stretches his wings, like a monstrous bat; Peeks over his shoulder, this way an' that, Fer to see 'f the's anyone passin' by; But the's o'ny a ca'f an' a goslin' nigh. — Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes, Charles Madison Curry

seesaw, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board

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