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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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
There's an undeniable allure to the pale yellow shade, a saccharine hue that teeters the line on both mellow and bright.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 28 May 2026
Charlie Baker, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
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
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Verb
The economics are so unprecedented that Anthropic — which raised another $65 billion at a $965 valuation — seems to be teetering on the brink of either growing too fast, or too slowly.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
There's an undeniable allure to the pale yellow shade, a saccharine hue that teeters the line on both mellow and bright.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 28 May 2026
Noun
Around us teeter stacks of books on the royal family and a pile of Freedom of Information requests.
—Charlie Baker, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
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
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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