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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
teeter .
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Examples
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We call them 'teeters' because they always tip up their tails and bob so when they run.
Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Elliott Coues 1870
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"teeters," such as are never reproduced in any other piece of woodland.
Old Caravan Days Mary Hartwell Catherwood 1874
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Modern yoga -- while bringing numerous health and relaxation benefits to millions of people -- teeters on the brink of suffering a similar fate for very different reasons.
Josh Schrei: The Crucible Gone Cold: Modern Yoga, Christianity, and the Practice of Individual Transformation Josh Schrei 2010
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It forever teeters on the edge of chaos but never actually becomes disorganized.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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Modern yoga teeters on the brink of suffering a similar fate for very different ...
Josh Schrei: The Crucible Gone Cold: Modern Yoga, Christianity, and the Practice of Individual Transformation Josh Schrei 2010
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Modern yoga teeters on the brink of suffering a similar fate for very different reasons.
Josh Schrei: The Crucible Gone Cold: Modern Yoga, Christianity, and the Practice of Individual Transformation Josh Schrei 2010
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It forever teeters on the edge of chaos but never actually becomes disorganized.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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For a moment, she teeters, forward and backward, staring down at herself in dumb amazement.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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The Levy, a 50-year-old system deriving income from bookmakers' profits, teeters on the threshold of the retirement home.
Our old dames of the Turf, the Levy and Tote, need care and attention 2011
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Modern yoga teeters on the brink of suffering a similar fate for very different reasons.
Josh Schrei: The Crucible Gone Cold: Modern Yoga, Christianity, and the Practice of Individual Transformation Josh Schrei 2010
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