Of things normally stable or still: To vibrate irregularly, tremble, either as a whole or in its parts, as the result of impact or disturbance of…

To wave, move to and fro in the wind; to be tossed about; to totter.

To totter, stagger, be in danger of falling.

Of the limbs: To give way, totter.

To sway to and fro, as if in danger of falling; to reel, stagger, totter. Now rare (cf. 5d 7).

intransitive. To shake, totter.

To rock or shake to and fro on its base, as if about to overbalance or collapse; †in quot. 1400, to tremble.

To move to and fro unsteadily on its base or (of a person) on the feet; to totter. Obsolete.

To give way; to sway, totter; figurative to shrink from action. Obsolete.

intransitive. Of a structure, etc.: to swing or sway from the perpendicular, as when falling or about to fall. Also figurative, of an empire, etc. Obs…

intransitive. To move unsteadily, as if about to fall; to totter, reel; to sway to and fro. Cf. teeter, v. 1b. Now regional.

intransitive. To move or rock unsteadily; to totter or wobble, so as to be in danger of falling or overturning; to be shaky or unstable. Also with…

intransitive. To begin to fall or slide.

intransitive. To move like a see-saw; to sway from side to side; to move unsteadily; esp. of a person or animal, to walk with a swaying motion; to…

transitive. To cause to lean or swing over, or to overturn (in quots. only in passive); to sway over or beyond (something). Also intransitive: to…