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teeter [ˈti:təɐ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

1. teeter (sway back and forth):

teeter

кача́ться

teeter

поша́тываться

2. teeter fig:

to teeter between sth and sth

колеба́ться ме́жду чем-ли́бо и чем-ли́бо

to teeter on the brink of sth fig

быть на краю́ чего́-ли́бо

Usage examples with teeter

to teeter between sth and sth

колеба́ться ме́жду чем-ли́бо и чем-ли́бо

to teeter on the brink of sth fig

быть на краю́ чего́-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That area included an outdoor grill, picnic tables, swings, teeter-totters, tennis courts, an ice-skating rink, a baseball diamond, swimming pool, and a community center. en.wikipedia.org

I was on the bottom stroke of this sort of teeter-totter mechanism that made the handcar run. en.wikipedia.org

That song is also about losing control and how easy it is to lose the plot in life and teeter on the edge. en.wikipedia.org

They would then dump the rice into a basket on a third teeter-totter. en.wikipedia.org

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

Their relationship teeters between a familiar, cooperative interaction and downright annoyance or frustration with each other. en.wikipedia.org

The state teeters between two abnormal and harmful statuses. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

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