英语词汇“teeter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

teeterteeter /ˈtit̮ɚ/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYteeter

Origin: 1800-1900 titter to move unsteadily (14-20 centuries)

VERB TABLE

teeter

Simple Form
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

Continuous Form
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.