adj
Meaning 1
Unsteady, precarious or rickety.
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Standard Lemma guide
tottering
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adj
Meaning 2
Unstable, insecure or wobbly.
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noun
Meaning 3
The movement of one who totters.
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of totter
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a tottering empire
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a tottering skeleton of a horse
- a tottery old man
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tottery
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: wackelnd — wobbly
- German: schwankend — wobbly
- Ancient Greek: σφαλερός (sphalerós) — wobbly
- Latin: cādūcus — wobbly
- Māori: hūoioi — wobbly
- Polish: chwiejny — wobbly