teeter
verb (used without object)
to move unsteadily.
was teetering
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past progressiveof teeter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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McIlroy might have been the defending champion, but he was teetering on the brink of collapse once again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
But the S&P 500 already was teetering ahead of a crucial jobs report, with angst intensifying over the potential for artificial intelligence to drive sweeping layoffs.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 1, 2026
But he saw enough to realize that the project he’d helped build was teetering.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
At the forum, Russia's Minister for Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov, warned that the country's economy was teetering "on the brink of recession".
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
Thinking about all of this made Jess feel dizzy, as if she was teetering at the edge of a cliff.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
