totter (redirected from totterers)

tot·ter  (ttr)

intr.v. tot·tered, tot·ter·ing, tot·ters

1.

a. To sway as if about to fall.

b. To appear about to collapse: an empire that had begun to totter.

2. To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger.

n.

The act or condition of tottering.

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[Middle English toteren, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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totter·er n.

totter·y adj.

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totter [ˈtɒtə]

vb (intr)

1. to walk or move in an unsteady manner, as from old age

2. to sway or shake as if about to fall

3. to be failing, unstable, or precarious

n

the act or an instance of tottering

[perhaps from Old English tealtrian to waver, and Middle Dutch touteren to stagger]

totterer  n

tottering  adj

totteringly  adv

tottery  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	totter - move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table" rock, sway, shake - move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
	2.	totter - walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" coggle, dodder, toddle, waddle, paddle walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	3.	totter - move unsteadily, with a rocking motion teeter, seesaw move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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totter

verb

1. stagger, stumble, reel, sway, falter, lurch, wobble, walk unsteadily He tottered to the fridge to get another beer.

2. shake, sway, rock, tremble, quake, shudder, lurch, waver, quiver, vibrate, teeter, judder The balconies begin to tremble and totter in the smoke and fumes.

3. be unstable, falter, be insecure, be shaky, be precarious, be unsteady, be on the point of collapse The property market is tottering.

Translations

totter [ˈtɒtəʳ] VI (= stagger) → bambolearse, tambalearse; (= be about to fall) → tambalearse, estar para desplomarse

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totter [ˈtɒtə^r] vi

(= walk unsteadily) [person, baby] → chanceler

(= be on the point of collapse) [government, market] → chanceler

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totter

vi

(= wobble before falling) → wanken, schwanken; (= stagger) → taumeln, unsicher gehen; (old man, baby) → tapsen; (invalid) → schwanken, taumeln; to totter about or around → herumwanken/-taumeln/-tapsen

(fig) → schwanken; (economy) → kränkeln; the country was tottering on the brink of war → das Land befand sich am Rande eines Krieges

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totter [ˈtɒtəʳ] vi (person) → camminare barcollando, barcollare; (object, government) → vacillare
to totter in/out → entrare/uscire barcollando

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totter [ˈtɒtəʳ] vi (person) → camminare barcollando, barcollare; (object, government) → vacillare
to totter in/out → entrare/uscire barcollando

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totter

v totter [ˈtotə]

to move unsteadily as if about to fall The building tottered and collapsed; He tottered down the road. steier يَتَمايَل، يَتَرَنَّح вървя несигурно kymácet se vakle wanken κλονίζομαι, παραπαίω, τρικλίζω tambalearse vankuma تلو تلو خردن؛ متزلزل بودن hoiperrella vaciller, chanceler לָלֶכֶת בְּרַגלַים כּוֹשלוֹת लड़खड़ाना teturati, njihati se inog terhuyung-huyung riða (til falls) vacillare, traballare よろめく 흔들리다 svirduliuoti ļodzīties; grīļoties; streipuļot berjalan terhuyung-hayang wankelen vakle, svaie; sjangle chwiać się, zataczać się oscilar a se clătina; a merge clătinându-se пошатываться knísať sa, kolísať sa majati se teturati se vackla, stappla, svikta เดินโซเซ sendelemek 搖搖慾墜，搖搖晃晃 трястися; хитатися لڑکھڑانا، ڈگمگانا đi chập chững 摇摇欲坠，摇摇晃晃