to totter

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fribble
A rag and bone man
To walk,move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall

The car tottered on the edge of the cliff.

an unsteady movement or gait
{v} to shake, to be in danger of falling
move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table
move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
If someone totters somewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example because they are ill or drunk. He tottered to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table
To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver
walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"
If something such as a market or government is tottering, it is weak and likely to collapse or fail completely. The property market is tottering. further criticism of the tottering government
{f} stagger, wobble, tremble, sway
to collect junk or scrap
To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger; as, an old man totters with age
move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table"
a very cool person
to totter

    Hyphenation

    to tot·ter

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı tätır

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈtätər/ /tə ˈtɑːtɜr/
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