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. Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. [VERB + on] His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria. [VERB + on] More @Wikipedia
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