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1 staggering
1. n шатание, шатающаяся, нетвёрдая походка; неуверенные движения2. n тех. расположение в шахматном порядке или ступенями; неравномерное расположение3. n радио расстройка контуров4. a неустойчивый, колеблющийся, шатающийся5. a ошеломительный, ошеломляющий, поразительныйСинонимический ряд:1. jolting (adj.) agitating; bone-crushing; bumpy; jarring; jolting; rough; shaking; shuddering; vibrating2. marvelous (adj.) amazing; astonishing; astounding; marvelous; miraculous; prodigious; spectacular; strange; stunning; stupendous; surprising; wonderful; wondrous3. towering (adj.) overpowering; overwhelming; towering4. flooring (verb) boggling; bowl over; dumbfounding; flabbergasting; flooring; nonplusing; staggering5. limping (verb) fumbling; limping; muddling; shuffling6. pausing (verb) dithering; halting; hesitating; pausing; shilly-shallying; vacillating; wavering; whiffling7. reeling (verb) careening; lurching; reeling; swaying; swinging; tottering; weaving; wheeling; wobbling8. teetering (verb) faltering; stumbling; teetering; toppling -
2 teeter
tr['tiːtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (totter) tambalearse2 (hesitate) vacilar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto teeter on the edge of something estar al borde de algoteeter ['ti:t̬ər] vi: balancearse, tambalearsen.• balanceo s.m.v.• balancear v.• oscilar v.• tambalear v.'tiːtər, 'tiːtə(r)intransitive verb \<\<drunk/invalid\>\> tambalearse['tiːtǝ(r)]1.VI bambolearse, tambalearse; (fig) vacilar, titubear2.CPDteeter totter N — (US) subibaja m, balancín m
* * *['tiːtər, 'tiːtə(r)]intransitive verb \<\<drunk/invalid\>\> tambalearse -
3 stumbling
спотыкаться; запинаться; спотыканиеСинонимический ряд:1. demurring (verb) balking; boggling; demurring; gagging; jibbing; scrupling; shying; sticking; stickling; straining2. happening (verb) bumping; chancing; happening; hitting; lighting; meeting; tumbling3. limping (verb) fumbling; limping; muddling; shuffling; staggering4. lumbering (verb) barging; clumping; galumphing; lumbering; stumping5. puzzling (verb) befogging; bewildering; confounding; confusing; perplexing; posing; puzzling6. reeling (verb) faltering; reeling; staggering; teetering; toppling; tottering; weaving; wobbling7. slipping (verb) erring; miscuing; mistaking; slipping; tripping8. wallowing (verb) blundering; bumbling; floundering; lurching; wallowing -
4 teeter
Isubst. \/ˈtiːtə\/1) (spesielt amer., også teeter-totter)dumphuske, vippe2) vippende bevegelse, vaklende bevegelse3) ( overført) vakling, nølingIIverb \/ˈtiːtə\/1) vakle, vingle2) ( overført) vakle, nøle, trekke seg, gi seg3) (spesielt amer.) huske (på dumphuske), vippeteeter between ( overført) vakle mellomteeter on the brink\/edge of være på randen av -
5 wavering
n колебания; нерешительностьСинонимический ряд:1. retiring (adj.) backward; bashful; diffident; disinclined; hesitant; loath; retiring; shy; timid2. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; faltering; halting; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; tentative; uncertain; undecisive; unresolved; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle3. weak (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; insecure; rootless; shaky; unstable; unsure; weak; wobbly4. hesitation (noun) hesitancy; hesitation; indecision; indecisiveness; irresolution; shilly-shally; to-and-fro; vacillation5. hesitating (verb) dithering; faltering; halting; hesitating; pausing; shilly-shallying; whiffling6. swaying (verb) staggering; swaying; teetering; tottering; weaving; wobbling7. swinging (verb) swinging; vacillating; wavering -
6 faltering
1. a нерешительный, неуверенный2. a запинающийся3. a ненадёжныйСинонимический ряд:1. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; halting; hesitant; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; tentative; timid; uncertain; undecisive; unresolved; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle; wobbly2. distrust (noun) disbelief; distrust; doubt; hazard; hesitancy; hesitation; indecision; problem; quandary3. pausing (verb) dithering; faltering; halting; hesitating; pausing; shilly-shallying; staggering; vacillating; wavering; whiffling4. reeling (verb) lurching; reeling; staggering; stumbling; teetering; toppling; tottering; weaving; wobbling -
7 reeling
1. смотка; сматывание; намоточный; намотка2. наматыватьСинонимический ряд:1. confused (adj.) appalled; astonished; bewildered; confused; dazed; disconcerted; puzzled; thunderstruck2. dizzy (adj.) dizzy; giddy; light-headed; vertiginous; woozy3. commotion (noun) agitation; commotion; convulsion; disorder; disturbance; turbulence4. reeling (verb) faltering; lurching; reeling; staggering; stumbling; teetering; tottering; weaving; wheeling; wobbling5. swimming (verb) spinning; swimming; swirling; turning; whirling -
8 teeter
1. n разг. детские качели2. n разг. колебание3. v разг. качаться на качелях4. v разг. качаться, шататься5. v разг. колебаться, мучиться сомнениямиwe were faced with the nurse problem; and, as always we teetered — перед нами встала проблема няни, и, как всегда, мы не знали, на что решиться
6. v разг. балансировать на грани7. v разг. идти, проплыватьthe lights of small aircraft teetered overhead — над головой плыли сигнальные огоньки маленьких самолётов
Синонимический ряд:1. reel (verb) falter; lurch; quiver; reel; stagger; stammer; stumble; sway; topple; totter; weave; wobble2. waver (verb) alternate; fluctuate; oscillate; seesaw; shift; vacillate; vary; waver -
9 weaving
1. n ткачествоcotton weaving — хлопкоткачество, хлопкобумажное ткачество
2. n плетение3. n авт. скрещение двух дорог под острым углом4. n кино качание, неустойчивость изображенияСинонимический ряд:1. pleat (noun) braid; crease; fold; plait; plaiting; pleat; pleating; ruffle; tuck2. reeling (verb) careening; faltering; lurching; reeling; staggering; stumbling; swaying; swinging; teetering; tottering; wavering; wobbling3. winding (verb) coiling; curling; entwining; meandering; snaking; spiralling; twining; twisting; winding; wreathing -
10 tottering
1. a нетвёрдый, шатающийся2. a обветшавший, шаткий, готовый развалиться3. a шаткий, пошатнувшийся; прогнивший4. a пошатнувшийся, нетвёрдыйСинонимический ряд:1. battered (adj.) battered; broken down; decrepit; dilapidated; frail; old; shattered; used up; worn out2. unstable (adj.) crazy; doddering; loose; rickety; shaky; unstable; unsteady; wobbly3. reeling (verb) faltering; lurching; reeling; staggering; stumbling; swaying; teetering; toppling; tottering; wavering; weaving; wheeling; wobbling -
11 wobbling
1. прецессионный2. качание3. шататься; шатаниеСинонимический ряд:reeling (verb) careening; faltering; lurching; reeling; staggering; stumbling; swaying; swinging; teetering; toppling; tottering; wavering; weaving
См. также в других словарях:
teeter — verb (I) 1 to stand or move unsteadily as if you are going to fall (+ on/along/across etc): She teetered along in her high heeled shoes. 2 be teetering on the brink/edge of to be very close to an extreme and dangerous situation: teetering on the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
teeter — [[t]ti͟ːtə(r)[/t]] teeters, teetering, teetered 1) VERB (emphasis) Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position. [V on n] Three… … English dictionary
teeter — UK [ˈtiːtə(r)] / US [ˈtɪtər] verb [intransitive] Word forms teeter : present tense I/you/we/they teeter he/she/it teeters present participle teetering past tense teetered past participle teetered to stand or move in a way that is not steady and… … English dictionary
teeter — tee|ter [ titər ] verb intransitive to stand or move in a way that is not steady and makes you seem about to fall: Stephanie went downstairs, teetering on her high heels. teetering on the brink/edge (of something) in a situation in which… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
collapse — [[t]kəlæ̱ps[/t]] ♦♦ collapses, collapsing, collapsed 1) VERB If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed... The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble... [V ing] Most of… … English dictionary
swing — I. verb (swung; swinging) Etymology: Middle English, to beat, fling, hurl, rush, from Old English swingan to beat, fling oneself, rush; akin to Old High German swingan to fling, rush Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to move… … New Collegiate Dictionary
skate — [[t]ske͟ɪt[/t]] skates, skating, skated (The plural skate is used in meaning 4.) 1) N COUNT Skates are ice skates. 2) N COUNT Skates are roller skates. 3) VERB If you skate, you move about wearing ice skates or roller skates. I actually skated,… … English dictionary
verge — noun 1 very close to an extreme state PHRASES ▪ be on the verge of sth ▪ She was on the verge of a nervous breakdown when she finally sought help. ▪ He looked as if he was on the verge of tears. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
teeter — [ˈtiːtə] verb [I] to stand or move in a way that is not steady, so that you seem about to fall • teetering on the brink / edge (of sth) in a situation in which something bad is very likely to happen[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
