teeter
verb (used without object)
to move unsteadily.
had teetered
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past perfectof teeter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By the late 1990s, when Rudolph cold-turkeyed his bid to make the PGA Tour, his “love-hate” with golf had teetered toward the right side of the hyphen.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021
Green on Wednesday put his strong imprint on a game that had teetered back and forth in the early going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
The company had teetered on the edge of bankruptcy during the 2008 financial crisis.
From The Verge ● Dec. 12, 2019
Her own family in Oklahoma had teetered on the brink of financial ruin.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2019
He had teetered for a moment on the verge of saying “me,” but couldn’t bring himself to make Hermione look any more horrified than she already did.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
