different between teeter vs swang

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: sw?ng, IPA^(key): /swæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Etymology 1

Noun

swang (plural swangs)

1. A swamp.

Etymology 2

Verb

swang (third-person singular simple present swangs, present participle swanging, simple past and past participle swanged)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) To steer one's vehicle from side to side while driving.
   • 2005, Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone), "Ridin'", The Sound of Revenge:

     Turn on my blinker light and then I swang it slow

   • 2006, Trae (featuring Pimp C and Big Hawk), "Swang", Restless:

     I'mma swang, I'mma swing my slab lean to the left

   • 2010, G. Washington, Karma from the Cradle to the Street, Xlibris (2010), ?ISBN, page 118:

     Caine pulled off burning rubber and swanging side to side.

2. (archaic and dialectal) simple past tense of swing. Now largely replaced by swung.

Anagrams

• gawns, gnaws, wangs