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as in to stagger
to move forward while swaying from side to side
tottered around the house as she practiced walking in high heels
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as in to falter
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
the figurine tottered precariously for a moment before falling off the shelf
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“Totter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totter. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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