noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A precarious motion or situation, risking a fall or collapse.

   "the teeterings of the financial market"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of teeter form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

alternationback-and-forthcoming and goingdilapidateddodderingebb and flow

Example

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"What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war."

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