See teeter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "wankeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "sich winden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "taumeln"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "tīkokikoki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "tūkokikoki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "tūretireti"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "chwiać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "kolebać się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "cambalear"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "vacilar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kačátʹsja",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "кача́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kolebátʹsja",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "колеба́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "tambalearse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "tilt back and forth on an edge",
"word": "vingla"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nerešitelen sǎm",
"sense": "to be indecisive",
"word": "нерешителен съм"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to be indecisive",
"word": "weifelen"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to be indecisive",
"word": "titubear"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to be indecisive",
"word": "vacilar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be indecisive",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wahać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be indecisive",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "nie móc się zdecydować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to be indecisive",
"word": "titubear"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to be indecisive",
"word": "vacilar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to be indecisive",
"word": "vela"
}
],
"word": "teeter"
}
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"etymology_text": "Alteration of titter.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "teeters",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "teeter (plural teeters)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"American English",
"Canadian English"
],
"glosses": [
"A teeter-totter or seesaw."
],
"links": [
[
"Canada",
"Canada"
],
[
"US",
"American English"
],
[
"teeter-totter",
"teeter-totter"
],
[
"seesaw",
"seesaw"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Canada, US) A teeter-totter or seesaw."
],
"tags": [
"Canada",
"US"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈtiːtə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teeter.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ef/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-teeter.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-teeter.wav.mp3",
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtitəɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈtʰiɾɚ]",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
}
],
"word": "teeter"
}
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