totter

tot·ter

 (tŏt′ər)

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. See Synonyms at blunder.

n.

The act or condition of tottering.

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[Middle English toteren, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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tot′ter·er n.

tot′ter·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

[C12: perhaps from Old English tealtrian to waver, and Middle Dutch touteren to stagger]

ˈtotterer n

ˈtottering adj

ˈtotteringly adv

ˈtottery adj

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tot•ter

(ˈtɒt ər)

v.i.

1. to walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness.

2. to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall.

3. to shake or tremble.

n.

4. the act of tottering; an unsteady gait.

[1175–1225; Middle English toteren to swing]

tot′ter•er, n.

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totter

Past participle: tottered
Gerund: tottering

Imperative

totter

totter

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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.

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totter

verb

1. To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall:

sway, teeter, vacillate, waver, weave, wobble.

2. To walk unsteadily:

falter, lurch, reel, stagger, stumble, teeter, weave, wobble.

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Translations

يَتَمايَل، يَتَرَنَّح

kymácet se

vakle

schwankenwanken

barguignerchancelerhésitervaciller

riîa

barcollare

grīļotiesļodzītiesstreipuļot

knísať sa

sendelemek

摇摇晃晃摇摇欲坠

totter

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

totter

[ˈtɒtə^r] vi

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

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

totter

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

totter

(ˈtotə) verb

to move unsteadily as if about to fall. The building tottered and collapsed; He tottered down the road. steier يَتَمايَل، يَتَرَنَّح вървя несигурно oscilar kymácet se wanken vakle κλονίζομαι, παραπαίω, τρικλίζωtambalearse 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; sjanglechwiać się, zataczać się لړزېدل: زنګېدل (لكه تګ كې)، شواړ پواړ تلل، كاړى واړى تلل: رپيدل: په ټالۍ ټالۍ تلل 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

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