Synonyms of teeter
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Verb
The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.
She teetered down the street in her high heels.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The emotion here, teetering between overwrought and genuinely moving, comes filtered through jangling guitar, heavy reverb, and vocoder.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
The Sandlot’s picture of adolescence teeters between awkward and awesome.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Verb
The district teeters on the edge of insolvency in the face of a mayor and his main backer, the Chicago Teachers Union, staunchly opposed to consolidating any schools even though a third of them are at less than half their student capacity.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The emotion here, teetering between overwrought and genuinely moving, comes filtered through jangling guitar, heavy reverb, and vocoder.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
This peach shade teeters somewhere between baby pink and pastel coral.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
The Sandlot’s picture of adolescence teeters between awkward and awesome.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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