Synonyms of teeter
Examples of teeter in a Sentence
Verb
The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.
She teetered down the street in her high heels.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
But over the last few years, Buck said prices have soared, leaving the industry teetering on collapse.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
This pedestal dining table works for someone whose tastes teeter between minimalist and midcentury modern.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The two met through the Silicon Valley web at the turn of the century, and soon Gracias—at 55, just one year older than Musk—lent Musk $1 million in his early days at Tesla, when the company was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
But over the last few years, Buck said prices have soared, leaving the industry teetering on collapse.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Noun
While the special effects teeter on the PlayStation 2 side and the script might be thinner than a wafer, as soon as Adkins steps into the scene, everything feels infinitely better.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
This pedestal dining table works for someone whose tastes teeter between minimalist and midcentury modern.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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