tottering

Definition of Tottering in English :

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Adjective

1. tottering, tottery

unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age

Example Sentences:
'a tottering skeleton of a horse'
'a tottery old man'

tottery

2. tottering

(of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse

Example Sentences:
'a tottering empire'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tottering

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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

Tottering

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verb intransitive

1.

a.

to rock or shake as if about to fall; be unsteady

b.

to be on the point of failure or collapse

2.

to be unsteady on one's feet; stagger

noun

3.

an unsteady walk or movement

Tottering

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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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