toddles

verb

present tense third-person singular of toddle
as in lurches

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  1. lurches
  2. totters
  3. stumbles
  4. falters
  5. flounders
Verb
  • Push your right foot down, and the Grand Sport lurches forward like a bat out of hell and straight into two esses, which right away show you how nicely dialed-in the steering is.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The film unhurriedly lurches from one markedly similar fight scene to the next, with only Skeletor’s occasional injections of ripe innuendo to liven them up a bit.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 June 2026
Definition of lurches
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  • But The Gilded Age doesn’t do pure villains with its main cast, and Oscar totters between failson and tragic figure, the closeted heir of the Van Rhijn family dragged to hell and back after being defrauded of his mother’s fortune.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of totters
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  • Byron Nelson stumbles again Normally an area power, Trophy Club Byron Nelson is off to a rocky start.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Camp’s turn here as a kooky neighbor who stumbles into an unexpected romance is exactly the kind of role that gets a room talking (and laughing).
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of stumbles
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  • The opposite political party of whichever leads the White House fares well, while the leading party falters.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
  • American military resources are stretched and political pressure in Washington is mounting, while Iran’s economy falters.
    — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of falters
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  • Henry, the principal owner, has made Kennedy the team spokesman and Kennedy said he’s not focused on his own job security as the organization flounders into obscurity.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of flounders
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