1. to move unsteadily back and forth or from side to side as if about to fall
2. to be uncertain or unstable between two states or conditions
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The old man teeters as he walks down the stairs.
• The stack of books teeters dangerously on the edge of the desk.
• She teeters in her high heels on the uneven sidewalk.
• The company teeters on the brink of bankruptcy.
• The child teeters back and forth on the seesaw.
• The economy teeters between growth and recession.