teeter
teeter · teeters
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Wippe, (Allgäu) Gigampfi
A teeter-totter or seesawA teeter-totter or seesaw.
UK/ˈtiːtə/US/ˈtitəɹ/
» Tom and Mary were playing on the teeter-totter.
Том и Мэри качались на качелях. — marafon
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1 senses(Canada, US)A teeter-totter or seesaw.
More definitions
- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Examples
7 sentencesTom and Mary were playing on the teeter-totter.
ruТом и Мэри качались на качелях. — marafon
The book teetered on the edge of the table.
Because of his maladministration, his company was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war.
deWas wir jetzt sehen, ist ein Land, welches am Rande eines Bürgerkriegs entlangtaumelt. — al_ex_an_der
Many small businesses with limited cash reserves are teetering on the edge of financial ruin.
Origin
Alteration of titter.Alteration of titter.
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Forms
plural: teetersSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end:seesawteeter-totterteetertotterteeterboardtilting boarddandle board