teeter

/ˈtiːtər/

意味: よろめく、ぐらつく

例文: June teetered on the ladder.
　　  ジューンははしごでよろめいた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: teeter on the edge(縁に揺れる), teeter back and forth(前後に揺れる), teeter precariously(不安定に揺れる)

定義: バランスを失いそうになって揺れることを指します。例えば、物や人が不安定な状態で前後や左右に揺れる様子を表します。

teeterは約4,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Verb: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): dandle board, seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board, totter

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): move, plaything

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): arouse, assume, ball, balloon, beat, bob, bolt, brush, buck, bustle, cant, careen, chop, churn, climb, close, cockhorse, crash, cut, cut to, dance, diverge, dodge, doll, dollhouse, drop back, duck, exit, falter, fidget, flex, flinch, fling, flip, flow, flurry, fly, frisbee, get down, grab, gravitate, heave, hit the dirt, hobby, hop, hop on, hula-hoop, jack-in-the-box, jerk, jolt, jump, jumping jack, jungle gym, kaleidoscope, kite, lego, linger, list, lunge, lurch, make way, meccano, mill, mope, move back and forth, move involuntarily, move over, nod, pea shooter, pinata, pinwheel, playhouse, pogo stick, popgun, pulsate, putter, quicken, rattle, reach, reciprocate, roll, run, sandbox, seesaw, separate, shake, sidle, slide, slingshot, slip, snap, spread, startle, steal, stick horse, stir, streak, stretch, strike out, stumble, sweep, swing, swoop, teddy, teeter, throw, thunder, top, train set, turn, vibrate, wallow, wamble, water pistol, whirl, wobble, writhe, yo-yo

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: seesaw

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: rare

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): er

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: