totter 1 of 2 verb tot· ter ˈtä-tər tottered; tottering; totters intransitive verb 1 : to move unsteadily : stagger, wobble 2 a : to tremble or rock as if about to fall : sway b : to become unstable : threaten to collapse totter 2 of 2 noun : an unsteady gait : wobble Synonyms Verb careen dodder lurch reel stagger teeter waddle

verb (used without object) to walk or go with faltering, unsteady steps: She tottered down the street in high heels, desperately fighting to stay vertical. to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall: The tower seemed to totter in the wind. to shake or tremble: a load that tottered.

totter 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:

to shake and move from side to side: Several tall piles of books tottered and fell. (of a company, government, etc.) to become weaker and less likely to carry on existing: The industry has …

Compare stagger verb (MOVE) teeter to shake and move from side to side: Several tall piles of books tottered and fell. (of a company, government, etc.) to become weaker and less likely to …

Totter is a verb that means "move unsteadily, as though you are about to fall down." To totter is to move in a wobbly, unsteady manner. When a person totters, they look like they are going to fall down. In a boxing match, a boxer might totter after taking a blow to the head. During an earthquake, buildings may totter, or sway, appearing as though ...

Britannica Dictionary definition of TOTTER [no object] 1 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to move or walk in a slow and unsteady way The child tottered across the room. He tottered away/off to bed. 2 : to become weak and likely to fail or collapse The economy is tottering. a tottering company

25/11/2022 · totter in British English (ˈtɒtə ) verb (intransitive) 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 noun 4. the act or an instance of tottering Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Derived forms totterer (ˈtotterer) noun

[intransitive] to be weak and seem likely to fall the tottering walls of the castle (figurative) a tottering dictatorship Word Origin See totter in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary Check pronunciation: totter

teeter-totter noun tee· ter-tot· ter ˈtē-tər-ˌtä-tər : seesaw sense 2b Word History First Known Use circa 1905, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of teeter-totter was circa 1905 See more words from the same year Dictionary Entries Near teeter-totter teetertail teeter-totter teetery See More Nearby Entries