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teeterteeter /ˈtit̮ɚ/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYteeterOrigin: 1800-1900 titter to move unsteadily (14-20 centuries) VERB TABLEteeter |
Present | I, you, we, they | teeter | | he, she, it | teeters | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | teetered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have teetered | | he, she, it | has teetered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had teetered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will teeter | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have teetered |
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Present | I | am teetering | | he, she, it | is teetering | | you, we, they | are teetering | Past | I, he, she, it | was teetering | | you, we, they | were teetering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been teetering | | he, she, it | has been teetering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been teetering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be teetering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been teetering |
1to stand or move in an unsteady way as if you are going to fall: teeter on/along/across etc. Stacks of books teetered on his desk.2be teetering on the brink/edge of something to be very close to an extreme and dangerous situation: The country is teetering on the brink of a financial crisis. |