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totter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of totter

1 to move forward while swaying from side to side

The baby tottered for a few steps and fell into his father's arms.

Synonyms of totter

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

Words Related to totter

rock, roll, seesaw, swag, sway, waver, weave, wobble (also wabble)

clomp, clump, flounder, lumber, lump, pound, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, stamp, stomp, stumble, tramp, tromp

2 to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

The figurine tottered precariously for a moment before falling off the shelf.

Synonyms of totter

falter, rock, teeter, waver, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to totter

flounder, lurch, stumble, toddle

quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble, vibrate

careen, reel, stagger, weave

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