Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
     
Lookup History
totter

tot·ter

totter

 
 
pronunciation:
ta tr
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, noun
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: totters, tottering, tottered
definition 1: to sway or falter as if about to fall or collapse.
The old man tottered and obviously needed help.The poor little dog tottered for a moment and then fell to the ground.
synonyms:
dodder, shamble
similar words:
falter, lurch, shake, stagger, stumble, sway, teeter, topple, wobble
definition 2: to be unsteady or unstable.
The company is tottering on the brink of bankruptcy.
synonyms:
hover, teeter
similar words:
hang, limp, topple, waver
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
 
part of speech: noun
definition: an unsteady movement or manner.
similar words:
lurch, stagger, stumble, teeter, toddle, waver, wobble