Teeter

Definition

teeter /'ti:tǝ(r)/ v ယိုင္တီးယိုင္တိုင္ေလွ်ာက္သည္။ She was teetering along/about/around in very high-heeled shoes. ❍ He teetered drunkenly on the edge of the pavement. ❍ ( fig ) teetering on the brink/edge of disaster. ❏ teeter-totter n ( US ) = SEE-SAW ၁

Examples

1. ‘Molly looked at Aaron in surprise as he pulled himself up onto his feet
2. teetering unsteadily for a second.’
3. ‘He pushed them both into the fountain while they were still teetering off balance.’
4. ‘She ran her hands through her hair in a gesture of aggravation and stood
5. teetering on unsteady legs.’
6. ‘With a heavy thud she slammed into the hat rack
7. which teetered and tottered before tipping toward her.’
8. ‘The clown clumsily teetered back and forth and vanished in a flash of colorful confetti.’
9. ‘Ana stood with the assistance of the bed
10. teetering unsteadily
11. smirk on her face
12. bottle in hand.’
13. ‘She teetered precariously before moving once again to position her feet solidly on the ground.’
14. ‘Right in the middle of the room was Vince
15. his eyes were only partially open and his body was teetering back and forth.’
16. ‘People who were standing upon the land were either thrown backwards into the crowd
17. or teetered back and forth on the rising ground of the levee.’
18. ‘Cows wander the streets
19. ragged children pester dogs with sticks
20. tailors teeter past on bicycles balancing bolts of fabric.’
21. ‘He was swaying dangerously
22. teetering near the edge of the house.’
23. ‘I tugged again
24. and then as I stumbled
25. the suitcase teetered
26. and fell backwards
27. bouncing down the stairs to land at the bottom.’
28. ‘I heard heavy footsteps on the porch steps and glanced over as the guy almost fell but grabbed the railing
29. teetering to the left unsteadily with a quiet laugh.’
30. ‘My legs
31. which I was already teetering on with dubious balance
32. seemed to give out and I collapsed
33. curling into a miserable ball under the glass.’
34. ‘I watched it as it teetered back and forth
35. threatening to fall off in a most ungraceful fashion.’
36. ‘Alex's books fell and she teetered backwards and would have fallen if it weren't for an arm grabbing her by the waist.’
37. ‘The carriage teetered precariously as he moved to take a seat opposite her and they stared at each other in a calming silence as she drank
38. but once she finished
39. the cup fell from her loose fingers and clattered loudly on the floor.’
40. ‘They bob and teeter while feeding
41. and move nervously and quickly over rocks
42. probing for active prey on the surface.’
43. ‘The manouevre came dangerously close to spilling me entirely into the muck
44. but I teetered back and forth and finally came to rest still in the upright position.’
45. ‘She was standing on the edge of the huge rock
46. teetering
47. and her reddish-brown hair swung about as she did.’