teeter

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tee·ter [teeter teeters teetered teetering] BrE [ˈtiːtə(r)] NAmE [ˈtiːtər] verb intransitive
to stand or move in an unsteady way so that you look as if you are going to fall
•She teetered after him in her high-heeled shoes.
Idiom: ↑teeter on the edge of something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: variant of dialect titter, from Old Norse titra ‘shake, shiver’.

Example Bank:
•The car teetered on the edge of the cliff for a moment before plunging down.
•The girls teetered across the field.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  seesaw, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board, totter