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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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Ransom said, throwing his hands up and teetering backward when the reporter asked him what the crash sounded like.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 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
There were also some moments in which his season teetered on the edge of disaster.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Ransom said, throwing his hands up and teetering backward when the reporter asked him what the crash sounded like.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 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 16 May. 2026.
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