[
UK
/tˈiːtɐ/
]
[ US /ˈtitɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈtitɝ/ ]
VERB
- move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
NOUN
- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
How To Use teeter In A Sentence
- Now the economy is teetering on the brink of recession, stocks are down sharply and the Fed has stated that rates will remain ultralow well into the future. Not Dead Yet: What to Do With Your Bets on Rising Rates
- Shortly after leaving the outskirts of Adonis the car slithered down a sloping piece of ground, teetered over a low bank, and splashed logily into water. The Past Through Tomorrow
- The carriage teetered precariously as he moved to take a seat opposite her and they stared at each other in a calming silence as she drank, but once she finished, the cup fell from her loose fingers and clattered loudly on the floor.
- The investment puts it in a strong position to take over the business as it teeters on the brink. Times, Sunday Times
- The small, plain-spoken drama teeters, undecidable, between lightness and weight. The Times Literary Supplement
- They were shown in a make shift stage early dinner on the "teeter" nights so that we could go to enjoy it. Kottu
- But Portugal are teetering on the edge of the financial abyss while Spain are not far behind. The Sun
- Except while you are teetering on the precipice of your next upchuck, the only thing you crave is to be distracted.
- The banking structure seemed to teeter on the brink of ruin.
- She teetered over the single-log bridge.