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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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
In response to my prod, the bot merely teeters.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Both are perfectly capable of turning sequences that teeter on the edge of bathos into brawls.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The crisis can’t be overcome without reversing that trend, yet many vulnerable populations continue to teeter on the edge of homelessness.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
In response to my prod, the bot merely teeters.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Noun
Lipton is an immensely gifted songwriter — especially in a clever, pop-swingy mode pitched somewhere between Cole Porter and They Might Be Giants — but when the play breaks into meta-theater, his approach teeters.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Both are perfectly capable of turning sequences that teeter on the edge of bathos into brawls.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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