totters

present tense third-person singular of totter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for totters
Verb
  • Hothead follows, and, when the lawyer staggers out to take a leak, Hothead shoves a gardening fork through his neck.
    Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Make the most of the shoulder seasons Almost all schools in England enjoy the long summer break at the same time (unlike in Scotland, which staggers its school vacation time for each region).
    Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Her certainty falters as the light from the mothership dims, the last traces of the hive connection dying above them.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … SHAKEY TRUCE – Israeli soldiers killed in attack as ceasefire with Hamas briefly falters and resumes.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite that notable change, watching One Battle After Another is much like the experience of reading Pynchon, who lurches from high comedy to stomach-turning naturalism and punctuates plot-heavy sequences with little grace notes of character portraiture.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
  • That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Real video wobbles slightly with the person holding the phone.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Our economy wobbles but returns to growth.
    John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rudy rocks it as Frankenstein Tiny tot Rudy rocked a green-and-black Frankenstein hat and jacket, which cost around $20.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This 50-inch Hisense TV rocks a 4K UHD with HDR10 and Dolby Vision that make your shows pop.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Occasional use of those protein powders isn’t as concerning as a person making protein shakes three times a day.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Today, Braum’s sells hamburgers, sundaes, banana splits, malts, shakes.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Totters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totters. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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