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toddling

verb

present participle of toddle

as in stumbling

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Resendiz finished strongly, sending Mazoudier stumbling backward in the final minute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Not everybody getting off the ride, stumbling to see their picture on the wall, agrees that the thrills were worth the chills.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stumbling

Verb

In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Among them a City boy wearing three Fit-Bit-type devices, two beautiful Middle Eastern sisters, an outrageously pompous elderly American (sorry; eavesdropping), and several Imelda Marcos lookalikes, tottering out of the treatment rooms with, somehow, their elaborate hairstyles still intact.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Definition of tottering

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Elsewhere in the interview, Dyna pushed back on speculation that Mitte’s career had been floundering since Breaking Bad, and that his finances were shaky.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
Google seemed hopelessly far behind, while Meta, despite spending billions to revive its floundering AI ambitions, had yet to establish itself as a serious contender.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of floundering

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In 1932, Carlos (Milo Quifes) is a young man in Grenada at a time when Spain is lurching uncomfortably towards an ever-increasing spiteful intolerance of homosexuality.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Maybe this is what the Chargers are — lurching, sputtering and unable to consistently move the football, despite an offensive overhaul packed with lofty expectations.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of lurching

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Darren Gold, who is now board president, said Gonzales-Torres falsely accused him of shaking her, prompting a city investigation.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Traders woke up in a cheerful mood today, shaking off the riots in France and the rising price of oil.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaking

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The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x starts things off strong with a gorgeous 14-inch 2K OLED display rocking a 1200p resolution.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
That’s going to ramp up the pressure on an improving Drake Maye in a place that’s rocking.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocking

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Warsh could go into the October meeting primed to muscle up wavering committee members based on booming demand for AI spending and warm readings in the inflation data.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
The second is a classic MAGA narrative gambit to convince wavering Trump voters, as well as high-profile Senate candidates who have begun to distance themselves from the war, that the United States is winning.

— David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of wavering

Verb

There were early indicators that both programs and public engagement were faltering under the board’s new leadership.

— E. Andrew Taylor, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
The grandees of Gullen have set their hopes on Claire’s bankrolling their faltering community’s recovery.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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toddling

to death

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