teeter

/ˈtiːtər/ verb

Translation

be teetering on the brink/edge of sth › to be in a situation where something bad might happen very soon

...a/e çok yakın olmak; tehlike/olumsuzluk kapıda olmak; ha oldu ha olacak olmak

The economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.23251581

teeter about/across/around, etc › to look as if you are going to fall

sendelemek, yalpalamak, düşecek gibi olmak

She teetered around the room in six-inch heels.16331609

(Definition of teeter verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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