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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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Despite its narrow legs, the piano did not teeter as the impeccable waiter carried it on a silver platter and set it down before me.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … HUNGER GAMES – Senate GOP fractures as food stamp program teeters in shutdown impasse.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The cases are rare because typically the Fed cuts rates to boost a weakening economy that’s teetering on a recession and already hitting the stock market.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Despite its narrow legs, the piano did not teeter as the impeccable waiter carried it on a silver platter and set it down before me.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
Both are perfectly capable of turning sequences that teeter on the edge of bathos into brawls.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … HUNGER GAMES – Senate GOP fractures as food stamp program teeters in shutdown impasse.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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