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totter
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  1. totter
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1tot·ter

intransitive verb \ˈtä-tər\

Definition of TOTTER

1
a : to tremble or rock as if about to fall : sway
b : to become unstable : threaten to collapse
2
: to move unsteadily : stagger, wobble

Examples of TOTTER

  1. The child tottered across the room.
  2. He tottered away to bed.

Origin of TOTTER

Middle English toteren
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to TOTTER

Synonyms
careen, dodder, lurch, reel, teeter, stagger, waddle

Rhymes with TOTTER

blotter, cotter, daughter, dotter, knotter, otter, plotter, potter, Qatar, rotter, spotter, squatter, swatter, Tatar, trotter, water

2totter

noun

Definition of TOTTER

: an unsteady gait : wobble

First Known Use of TOTTER

1747

Rhymes with TOTTER

daughter, dotter, knotter, potter, squatter, water

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