teeters , teetering , teetered
Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position.
The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
这家旅馆正濒临破产。
If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over.
Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.
海德挪了一下身子便感到自己要向前倒去,身体失去了平衡。