Synonyms of dodder

dodder

verb

as in to stagger

to move forward while swaying from side to side

was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stagger
• lurch
• weave
• totter
• reel
• stomp
• shuffle
• stumble
• waddle
• roll
• careen
• sway
• rock
• teeter
• clump
• wobble
• shamble
• waver
• lump
• tramp
• barge
• flounder
• clomp
• blunder
• stamp
• galumph
• swag
• seesaw
• pound
• scuff
• lumber
• scuffle
• tromp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dodder

That’s not to jinx the master clown who’s currently doddering around in Argan’s shoes on Broadway. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Probably quite poorly, conjuring images of Trump doddering around on a golf course. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 July 2024

Tel Aviv University biologist Daniel Chamovitz discusses dodder and many other fascinating plants in his upcoming book, What A Plant Knows, an excerpt from which appears in the May issue of Scientific American. — Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2021

The Dodgers appeared to dodder in the first two games, running up huge pitch counts against Atlanta starters Max Fried and Ian Anderson, but failing to score a run in 14 of the first 15 innings. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2020

As for pests, experts have identified a tiny wasp, two noxious weeds (water spinach and dodder) and a larval seed beetle. — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2020

Last, the researchers created a green fluorescent version of the flowering signal chemical, which provided visual evidence that dodder plant tissues can absorb the chemical and direct it to their flowering mechanisms. — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020

Cassidy took control when the Bruins were doddering along at 26-23-6, both feet firmly planted on a path to a third consecutive DNQ. — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019