tottering

tot·ter·ing

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tot-er-ing]
- /ˈtɒt ər ɪŋ/
- /ˈtɒt.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tot-er-ing]
- /ˈtɒt ər ɪŋ/

Definitions of tottering word

adjective tottering walking unsteadily or shakily. 1
adjective tottering lacking security or stability; threatening to collapse; precarious: a tottering empire. 1
verb without object tottering to walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness. 1
verb without object tottering to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall: The tower seemed to totter in the wind. The government was tottering. 1
verb without object tottering to shake or tremble: a load that tottered. 1
noun tottering the act of tottering; an unsteady movement or gait. 1

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Parts of speech for Tottering

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tottering popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for tottering

adj tottering

anile — of or like a feeble old woman
ashake — in a shaking manner
creaky — A creaky object creaks when it moves.
decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
doddering — shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering: a doddering old man.

noun tottering

convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.

adjective tottering

aquake — Quaking.
hospitalised — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
insecure — subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person.
jellylike — a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
jerrybuilt — Of or pertaining to a shoddily built structure.

adverb tottering

wobblingly — With a wobbling motion.

All 26 Synonyms of tottering

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