teetered

His expression teetered between wonder and loathing.

DRAGON GAMES P.W. CATANESE 2010

His expression teetered between wonder and loathing.

DRAGON GAMES P.W. CATANESE 2010

They paused an instant, then crouched, jerked their tails, "teetered" and posed in several attitudes, ending each new movement with a solemn bow, perhaps equivalent to a handshake among larger fighters.

In Nesting Time Olive Thorne Miller 1874

It was not so easy as it seemed, to get out on the trees, and they decided not to attempt it, but thought they would wander along the brink of the stream, and in doing this they discovered all sorts of wonderful things in what Florence called the Fairy Dell: moss-grown rocks from which sprung tiny bell-shaped flowers; a circle of wee pink toadstools, which indeed seemed fit for the elfin folk; a wild grapevine with a most delightfully arranged swing on which the two girls "teetered" away in great joy; shining pebbles, bits of rose-colored quartz, a forest of plumy ferns, and all such like things, over which the city child exclaimed and marveled.

A Sweet Little Maid Amy Ella Blanchard 1891

One of the gigantic shelves teetered, and as I watched, the ceiling at the far end of the room began to sag.

My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

One reason: As competitors teetered during the financial crisis, J.P. Morgan's last-bank-standing stature lured giant companies.

Dimon's Global Growth Pains Dan Fitzpatrick 2011

Though violence has dramatically dropped from just a few years ago, when Iraq teetered on the brink of civil war, attacks still almost daily.

Sources: 10K U.S. troops on offer for Iraq 2011

Some models teetered down the runway in six-inch platform shoes with their hands bound together by lily white or crimson ropes.

Americana in Berlin, With Thanks to Elvis Mary M. Lane 2011

Though violence has dramatically dropped from just a few years ago, when Iraq teetered on the brink of civil war, attacks still almost daily.

Sources: 10K U.S. troops on offer for Iraq 2011

His body teetered as he struggled to fight the aftereffects of my touch and the onset of the Serim hibernation.

My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011