What does "teetering" mean?

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

Teetering

Common synonyms include: alternation, back-and-forth, coming and going, dilapidated, dither, doddering.

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A precarious motion or situation, risking a fall or collapse.
"the teeterings of the financial market"

Verb

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