Past tense of teeter
regular verb
The past tense of teeter is teetered. The past participle is also teetered.
Forms of teeter
| Base form (V1) | teeter /ˈtiːtə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | teetered |
| Past participle (V3) | teetered |
| Present participle | teetering |
| Third person singular | teeters |
Teetered in a sentence
- He teetered on the brink of the precipice.
- We teetered on the fence about buying getaway tickets and missed the opportunity.
- When she looked at photographs of raging urticaria or furfuraceous rashes, she teetered between repulsion and captivation.2000, Dashka Slater, The Wishing Box, page 6. From the entry furfuraceous
- Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche”, her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.2005 June 13, Edmund White, “My Women: Learning how to love them.”, in The New Yorker. From the entry belladonna
- As the hearing wore on, the foot-high stack of folders teetered on the edge of the table and finally dropped off.1986 June 21, Mike Robinson, “Bill Bradley, the tax reformer”, in Daily Globe, number 265, Worthington, Minn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4…. From the entry wear on
Meaning of teeter
- verb To tilt back and forth on an edge.
- verb To totter (move unsteadily).
- verb To be indecisive; to hesitate.
Questions about the past tense of teeter
- What is the past tense of teeter?
- The past tense of teeter is teetered.
- What is the past participle of teeter?
- The past participle of teeter is teetered.
- Is teeter a regular or irregular verb?
- Teeter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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