Translations for „teetering“ in the English » German Dictionary

tee·ter [ˈti:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr + adv/prep

teeter

taumeln

teeter

schwanken

the old couple teetered down the road

das ältere Paar torkelte die Straße hinunter

to teeter around

herumschwanken

to teeter between sth fig

zwischen etw dat schwanken

to teeter on the brink [or edge] of a disaster fig

sich acc am Rande einer Katastrophe bewegen

tee·ter-tot·ter [Am ˈti:t̬ɚˌtɑ:t̬ɚ] N Am (see-saw)

teeter-totter

Wippe f

teeter-totter

Schaukel f A

teeter-totter

Gigampfi f CH inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This sugar baby site is definitely teetering on the edge of illegal activity.

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The line-up changes created renewed drive and enthusiasm in a band that was by then teetering on the brink of collapse.

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Although he's always smiling, the bank he owns is teetering on the brink of failure.

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Losses of partnerships also threatened the studio's stability and sent it teetering towards bankruptcy.

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A boy is teetering on the steep, slippery bank attempting to retrieve a football from the pool with a stick.

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It is also thought that the teetering gait is a misapprehension.

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He can be seen teetering in his last films, owing to a loss of balance.

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Opening night came with the bar already teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

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By 1990, the company was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

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A hanger is a washer teetering on the edge of the hole, and can earn a player extra points.

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