Teeter vs. Totter

Teeterverb

(intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.

Teeterverb

(figuratively) To be indecisive.

Teeterverb

(figuratively) To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.

Teeternoun

(North America) A teeter-totter or seesaw.

Teeterverb

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.

Teeterverb

move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

Teeterverb

move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth

Teeterverb

be unable to decide between different courses; waver

Totterverb

To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.

Totterverb

(figurative) To be on the brink of collapse.

Totterverb

(archaic) To collect junk or scrap.

Totternoun

An unsteady movement or gait.

Totternoun

(archaic) A rag and bone man.

Totterverb

To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger; as, an old man totters with age.

Totterverb

To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver.

Totterverb

move without being stable, as if threatening to fall;

Totterverb

walk unsteadily;

Totterverb

move unsteadily, with a rocking motion