teeter
verb (used without object)
to move unsteadily.
teetered
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past participleof teeter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof teeter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
teeterverb (used without object)to move unsteadily.
Example Sentences
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The market for asset-backed commercial paper teetered on the brink of collapse during the financial crisis before stagnating for a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Back then, American Axle was scrambling to cut costs and hunker down as its main customer, GM, teetered toward bankruptcy the following year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The company famously teetered on the edge of bankruptcy in 1996, surviving only through a $5 million cash injection from the Japanese videogame developer Sega.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
Others teetered on the hole's edge, or listed as water ran away.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
An icy wind teetered trash cans and turned my cheeks to marble.
From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman
