teeter
verb (used without object)
to move unsteadily.
has been teetering
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present perfect progressiveof teeter (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The company has been teetering on the brink of liquidation for weeks and surviving on emergency financing from automotive customers after its lenders declined to put more money in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
In the three months since Hurricane Ian struck Florida, the state's fragile property insurance market has been teetering on the brink of collapse.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022
Nigel as a baby name has been teetering on the brink of extinction for several years and has now, finally, disappeared, according to the latest Office for National Statistics figures.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2017
The accord has been teetering on the brink for weeks as Saleh, a shrewd political survivor in power for 33 years, refused to sign the plan.
From Reuters ● May 13, 2011
This season, Yastrzemski's 22-year marriage has been teetering publicly.
From Time Magazine Archive
