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tottering

verb

Meaning

  • To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.

    "The baby tottered from the table to the chair."

  • To be on the brink of collapse.

  • To collect junk or scrap.

Synonyms

reel,
stagger,
sway,
teeter,
toddle

noun

Meaning

  • The movement of one who totters.

Synonyms

precarious,
rickety,
shaky,
unsafe,
unstable,
unsteady,
wobbly

adjective

Meaning

  • Unsteady, precarious or rickety.

  • Unstable, insecure or wobbly.