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Definition of teeter verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

teeter

verb

NAmE//ˈtit̮ər//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they teeter

he / she / it teeters

past simple teetered

-ing form teetering

to stand or move in an unsteady way so that you look as if you are going to fall She teetered after him in her high-heeled shoes.

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teeter on the brink/edge of something

to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.

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