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Teeter vs Writhe - What's the difference?

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Teeter is a related term of writhe.


As verbs the difference between teeter and writhe

is that teeter is to tilt back and forth on an edge while writhe is to twist, to wring (something).

As a noun writhe is

(knot theory) the number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot.

teeter

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To tilt back and forth on an edge.
  • Derived terms

    * teeterer * teeter-totter * teeterboard

    Anagrams

    *

    writhe

    English

    Verb

  • To twist, to wring (something).
  • To contort (a part of the body).
  • *, II.17:
  • *:Cicero (as I remember) had gotten a custome to wryth his nose, which signifieth a naturall scoffer.
  • To twist or contort the body; to be distorted.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Everton 0-2 Liverpool , passage=The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.}} (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
  • Anagrams

    * whiter * wither