dodder

²dodder

verb

dod·dereddod·der·ing\ˈdä-d(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of DODDER

intransitive verb

1

: to tremble or shake from weakness or age

2

: to progress feebly and unsteadily <was doddering down the walk>

— dod·der·er \-dər-ər\ noun

Examples of DODDER

1. <was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home>

Origin of DODDER

Middle English dadiren

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DODDER

Synonyms: careen, stagger, lurch, reel, teeter, totter, waddle

Related Words: rock, roll, seesaw, swag, sway, waver, weave, wobble (also wabble); barge, blunder, clomp, clump, flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, stamp, stomp, stumble, tramp, tromp

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Rhymes with DODDER

fodder, nodder, plodder, prodder, solder, wadder