teetering

[US]/ˈtiːtə(r)ɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈtiːtərɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. at stå eller bevæge sig vaklende; at lege på en vippe; at være på randen af en katastrofe eller fare; at være tæt på at falde

Phrases & Collocations

teetering on edge

på kanten af afgrunden

teetering between choices

imellem valgmuligheder

teetering towards danger

mod fare

teetering at brink

på randen

teetering close by

tæt på

teetering on brink

på randen

teetering in balance

i balance

teetering on fence

på hegnet

teetering over line

over linjen

teetering in uncertainty

i usikkerhed

Example Sentences

the child was teetering on the edge of the sidewalk.

Barnet balancerede på kanten af fortovet.

she was teetering between two choices, unsure of what to do.

Hun stod mellem to valgmuligheder og var usikker på, hvad hun skulle gøre.

the tower seemed to be teetering in the strong wind.

Tårnet så ud til at vakle i den stærke vind.

he was teetering on the brink of a decision.

Han stod på kanten af en beslutning.

the tightrope walker was teetering as he crossed the line.

Linebalancen balancerede, mens han krydsede linjen.

the economy is teetering on the edge of recession.

Økonomien er på randen af en recession.

after the argument, their friendship was teetering.

Efter diskussionen var deres venskab vaklende.

the stack of books was teetering dangerously.

Stakken af bøger stod farligt og vaklede.

she felt like she was teetering on the edge of sanity.

Hun følte, at hun var på randen af fornuften.

the negotiations were teetering on the verge of collapse.

Forhandlingerne var på randen af et sammenbrud.

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