tottering
Definitions
Moving in a feeble or unsteady way as if about to collapse.
Lacking stability or security; on the verge of failure or collapse.
Examples
The old man was tottering down the icy sidewalk, struggling to keep his balance.
The company is currently tottering on the brink of bankruptcy after a series of poor financial decisions.
Synonyms
unsteady wobbly shaky teetering vacillating stumbling faltering