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Associations of "Teetering" (30 Words)
| careen | Pitching dangerously to one side. The ship careened out of control. |
| dodder | Walk unsteadily. An elderly couple gave us a concerned glance as they doddered past. |
| falter | Speak hesitantly. A Adam he faltered. |
| fickle | Liable to sudden unpredictable change. Fickle friends. |
| motion | An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. Often the defendant contributes to the length of proceedings by filing many procedural motions. |
| oscillation | Variation or fluctuation between two states, limits, opinions, etc. The oscillations of a pendulum. |
| quake | An earthquake. A big quake east of the Rocky Mountains. |
| quaver | A shake or tremble in a person’s voice. His voice quavered with rage. |
| quiver | Move back and forth very rapidly. Juliet s lower lip quivered. |
| seesaw | Move up and down as if on a seesaw. |
| shake | Shake a body part to communicate a greeting feeling or cognitive state. Shake the salt out of the salt shaker. |
| shaking | The act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements. The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe. |
| shiver | Shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited. They shivered in the damp foggy cold. |
| shudder | An act of shuddering. The elevator rose with a shudder. |
| stagger | An unsteady uneven gait. By the back straight he had overtaken the stagger. |
| sway | Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner. The easy sway of her hips. |
| topple | Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. She toppled over when I touched her. |
| totter | (of a system, organization, process, etc.) be insecure or about to fail. A hunched figure was tottering down the path. |
| tremble | Be in a state of extreme apprehension. I tremble to think that we could ever return to conditions like these. |
| tremor | Undergo a tremor or tremors. A muscle in my jaw tremored uncontrollably. |
| tremulous | (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear. Spoke timidly in a tremulous voice. |
| unstable | Lacking stability or fixity or firmness. Unstable political conditions. |
| vacillate | Waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. I vacillated between teaching and journalism. |
| vibrate | Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action. A low rumbling sound that began to vibrate through the car. |
| vibration | A distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively. I picked up no unusual vibrations as to the envelope s contents. |
| volatile | A volatile substance. Volatile oils. |
| waddle | Walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other. Ducks walk with a waddle. |
| wag | (especially with reference to an animal’s tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro. The dog went out wagging its tail. |
| waver | Someone who communicates by waving. The flame wavered in the draught. |
| wobble | An unsteady rocking motion. His voice wobbled with restrained emotion. |