0 present participle of teeter --
1 to appear to be about to fall while moving or standing: --
Danielle was teetering around in five-inch heels.
Many regions of the world are teetering on the brink of disaster.
Many small businesses could be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy simply because of high uniform business rates.
The society is teetering on the edge of complete social breakdown.
I was teetering on the edge of the drawbridge, but withdrew very quickly.
We are teetering on the 8,000 shortage at the moment, and it may start going down again.
I would not have thought that a lengthy consideration of the pros and cons can be described as "teetering on the edge".
They were teetering on the brink of nuclear war just weeks ago, and that threat has not gone away.
The harbour workers and ancillary staff who rely on the white fish fleet for a living are now teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.