Totter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɒtə/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Totter is a verb meaning To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
Meaning
To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
More Meanings
- (figurative) To be on the brink of collapse.
- An unsteady movement or gait.
- (archaic) To collect junk or scrap.
- (archaic) A rag and bone man.
Example Sentences
The car tottered on the edge of the cliff.
The baby tottered from the table to the chair.
The old man tottered out of the pub into the street.
[…]the folly of this Iland, they ſay there's but fiue vpon this Iſle ; we are three of them, if th' other two be brain'd like vs, the State totters.
Word Forms
- totters
- tottering
- tottered
Synonyms for totter
Depending on context, synonyms include reel, teeter, toddle, stagger, sway, topple.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coggle, toddle, dodder, waddle, teeter, seesaw.
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