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teeter

UK
/ˈtiːtə/
US
/ˈtiːtər/

Translations

teeternoun
teeters
pl
UK
/ˈtiːtə/
US
/ˈtiːtər/
tape-culJeu de cour d’école ; souvent familier.
The children laughed as they played on the teeter in the park.
Les enfants riaient en jouant au tape-cul dans le parc.
There was a momentary teeter before the ladder settled into place.
Il y eut un bref vacillement avant que l’échelle ne se mette en place.
Synonyms
teeter-totter
rocker
seesaw
teeterverb
teetered
Past Simple
teetered
Past Participle
teetering
Gerund
UK
/ˈtiːtə/
US
/ˈtiːtər/
faire du tape-culEn parlant du jeu de bascule.
After lunch the toddlers teetered on the bright red board behind the daycare.
Après le déjeuner, les tout-petits ont fait du tape-cul sur la planche rouge vif derrière la garderie.
être au bord deEmploi figuré ; souvent avec « au bord de ».
The company is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
L’entreprise est au bord de la faillite.
The tightrope walker began to teeter as he reached the middle of the rope.
Le funambule a commencé à vaciller lorsqu’il est arrivé au milieu de la corde.
Synonyms
fluctuate
stagger
totter
vacillate
sway
wobble

Definitions

teeternoun
A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board balanced on a central support, on which children ride up and down by pushing the ground with their feet.
The children laughed as they played on the teeter in the park.
An unsteady or wobbling movement; an instance of rocking or swaying back and forth.
There was a momentary teeter before the ladder settled into place.
teeterverb
To move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.
The tightrope walker began to teeter as he reached the middle of the rope.
To be in a state of uncertainty or indecision.
The company is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
To ride on a seesaw, moving alternately up and down.
After lunch the toddlers teetered on the bright red board behind the daycare.
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