tottering
- adjective
- /ˈtɑːtərɪŋ/
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- After three surgeries, she felt weak and tottering as she tried to stand up.
Step by step, we walk the most horrendous path, stride tottering along the edge of an unsuspected abyss.
- Step by step, we walk the most horrendous path, stride tottering along the edge of an unsuspected abyss.
Examples
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Step by step, we walk the most horrendous path, stride tottering along the edge of an unsuspected abyss.
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In a late letter, the now elderly Blake writes, "I have been very near the Gates of Death and have returned very weak and an old man, feeble and tottering, but not in spirit."
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The elderly man walked down the street, tottering with each unsteady step.
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The puppy was tottering around, trying to find its balance after its first few days of life.
Synonyms
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4.0
Walk in an unsteady way as if about to fall
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3.8
To move or shake unsteadily from side to side
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5.7
To move or stand in an unsteady way while rocking back and forth
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4.6
To move in an unsteady way as if about to fall
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4.8
To move or shake in a slight, unsteady way
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4.8
To walk in an unsteady way as if about to fall
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8.4
To walk in a slow, unsteady way because of old age or weakness
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7.9
To walk awkwardly while dragging your feet
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5.6
To move or lean in a way that looks like it might fall
To walk with small, unsteady steps
To move unsteadily from side to side
To move unsteadily while rolling from side to side
To walk in a wobbly way as if about to fall
Antonyms
How Unsteady
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Morphology
Etymology
Tottering comes from the simple verb totter, which paints a picture of a weak, wobbly walk—like a small child or 'toddler' who can barely stand. So a tottering person moves in an unsteady way because of weakness or old age.