TEETERING Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word teetering. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TEETERING
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balancing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • getting two things to correspond | ||||||||
staggering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm | ||||||||
tottering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age • (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse | ||||||||
wavering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes adjective satellite • uncertain in purpose or action | ||||||||
wobbling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily | ||||||||
lurching | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) • abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) • the act of moving forward suddenly verb • walk as if unable to control one's movements • move abruptly • move slowly and unsteadily • loiter about, with no apparent aim • defeat by a lurch | ||||||||
stumbling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder verb • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • miss a step and fall or nearly fall • encounter by chance • make an error | ||||||||
swaying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • controlling influence • pitching dangerously to one side verb • move back and forth or sideways • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner • win approval or support for • cause to move back and forth | ||||||||
seesaw | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end verb • ride on a plank • move up and down as if on a seesaw • move unsteadily, with a rocking motion | ||||||||
teeter-totter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end verb • ride on a plank | ||||||||
teeterboard | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end | ||||||||
teetertotter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end verb • ride on a plank | ||||||||
totter | verbv | |||||||
verb • move without being stable, as if threatening to fall • walk unsteadily, with short steps • move unsteadily, with a rocking motion | ||||||||
dandle board | verbv | |||||||
noun • a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end | ||||||||
tilting board | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end |