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- 1. move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth: "she teetered after him in her high-heeled sandals" Similar
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to appear to be about to fall while moving or standing: They teetered around the room like two toddlers, helpless with laughter. fig. The city is teetering on the brink / edge of (= dangerously close to) a financial calamity. (Definition of teeter from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of teeter.
The meaning of TEETER is to move unsteadily : wobble. How to use teeter in a sentence.
Teeter definition: to move unsteadily.. See examples of TEETER used in a sentence.
Teeter is used to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position. The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. American English : teeter / ˈtitər /
Definition of teeter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To teeter is to waver or sway a bit from lack of balance. When people first learn to ride a bicycle, they inevitably teeter for a while before becoming more skilled and confident.
TEETER definition: 1. to be in a situation where something bad might happen very soon: 2. to look as if you are going…. Learn more.
teeter meaning, definition, what is teeter: to stand or walk moving from side to sid...: Learn more.
1. To move or sway unsteadily or unsurely; totter. 2. To alternate, as between opposing attitudes or positions; vacillate. 3. To be close to or in danger of failure or ruin: The housing market teetered on the edge of collapse. n. Northeastern US. See seesaw. [Middle English titeren, probably from Old Norse titra, to shake .]
verb. teetered, teetering, teeters. To totter, wobble, waver, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To alternate, as between opposing attitudes or positions; vacillate. American Heritage. To be close to or in danger of failure or ruin. The housing market teetered on the edge of collapse.
