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present tense third-person singular of teeter
Synonyms & Antonyms of teeters
1
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
- he nervously teetered at the edge of the pool before finally diving in
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2
to move forward while swaying from side to side
- the toddler teetered down the rink in her new ice skates
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3
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
- was teetering on the brink of making a decision about college
Synonyms for teeters
- balances,
- dithers,
- falters,
- halts,
- hangs back,
- hesitates,
- scruples,
- shilly-shallies,
- staggers,
- vacillates,
- wavers,
- wobbles
- (also wabbles)
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“Teeters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeters. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.
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