different between teeter vs oscillate

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ti?t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?tit??/, [?t?i??]

Etymology

Alteration of titter.

Verb

teeter (third-person singular simple present teeters, present participle teetering, simple past and past participle teetered)

1. (intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.

   He teetered on the brink of the precipice.
2. (figuratively) To be indecisive.

   We teetered on the fence about buying getaway tickets and missed the opportunity.

3. (figuratively) To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.

   Despite appearances, the firm was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

Derived terms

• teeterer
• teeter-totter
• teeterboard

Translations

Noun

teeter (plural teeters)

1. (Canada, US) A teeter-totter or seesaw.

Anagrams

• terete

English

Etymology

From Latin ?scill?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin ?scill? (“swing”), from ?scillum (“a swing”), usually identified with ?scillum (“a little face or mask hung on a tree that sways with the wind”), diminutive of ?s (“mouth, face”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??s?le?t/

Verb

oscillate (third-person singular simple present oscillates, present participle oscillating, simple past and past participle oscillated)

1. (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.

2. (intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.

3. (intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value.

Synonyms

• vacillate

Derived terms

• oscillator

Related terms

• oscillation

Translations

See also

• undulate

Further reading

• oscillate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• oscillate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• oscillate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Tesla coil, lactisole, localites, teocallis

Italian

Verb

oscillate

1. second-person plural present indicative of oscillare
2. second-person plural imperative of oscillare
3. feminine plural of oscillato

Anagrams

• alcoliste
• costellai
• scolliate
• sollecita
• solletica