See Also: teeter(1)(dictionary)
teeter(2)(dictionary)
teeter(dictionary)
teeter-tail(medicine)
teeter-totter(dictionary)
teeter-totter(dictionary)

teeter (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: titter 'to move unsteadily' (14-20 centuries)]
to stand or walk moving from side to side, as if you are going to fall
::She teetered along in her high-heeled shoes.
be teetering on the brink/edge of sth
to be very close to being in an unpleasant or dangerous situation
::The country teetered on the brink of war.