1. to move unsteadily back and forth or from side to side as if about to fall
2. to be uncertain or unstable; to waver between different possibilities
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The old man teetered on the edge of the curb before regaining his balance.
• She teetered in her high heels as she walked across the cobblestone street.
• The stack of books teetered precariously on the edge of the desk.
• The company teeters on the brink of bankruptcy.
• His confidence began to teeter after the harsh criticism.
• The negotiations teeter between success and failure.
• The child teetered back and forth on the seesaw.