Verb
The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.
She teetered down the street in her high heels.
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Kissing billionaires teetering on water taxis at the Bezos Venice wedding.—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025 Shares of both stocks teetered on Tuesday before closing slightly higher.—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Visually, this production teeters between charming and distracting.—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025 As the giant teeters on the brink of death, its inner layers mix to create just the right neutron-rich environment for the s-process to unfold.—Jenna Ahart, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for teeter
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English titeren to totter, reel; akin to Old High German zittarōn to shiver
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