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单词 tottering
释义

tottering

adjective

tot·​ter·​ing ˈtä-tə-riŋ How to pronounce tottering (audio)
1
a
: being in an unstable condition
a tottering building
b
: walking unsteadily
2
: lacking firmness or stability : insecure
a tottering regime
totteringly adverb

Synonyms

  • aquiver
  • atremble
  • quaking
  • quavery
  • quivering
  • shaking
  • shaky
  • shuddering
  • shuddery
  • tottery
  • trembling
  • trembly
  • tremulous
  • wobbling
  • wabbling
  • wobbly
  • wabbly
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Example Sentences

after the accident, she was only able to take a few tottering steps at a time

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

tottering 1 of 2

adjective

as in trembling
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements after the accident, she was only able to take a few tottering steps at a time

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • trembling
  • shaking
  • trembly
  • quivering
  • shuddering
  • shaky
  • tottery
  • wobbling
  • shivering
  • wobbly
  • quaking
  • tremulous
  • atremble
  • aquiver
  • quavery
  • wabbling
  • unsteady
  • shuddery
  • wabbly
  • wavering
  • throbbing
  • convulsive
  • rocky
  • shivery
  • unstable
  • wavery
  • palpitating
  • pulsating
  • staggery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stable
  • steady
  • controlled
  • firm
  • settled

tottering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of totter
1
as in lurching
to move forward while swaying from side to side tottered around the house as she practiced walking in high heels

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lurching
  • staggering
  • teetering
  • stumbling
  • doddering
  • waddling
  • shuffling
  • weaving
  • rolling
  • stomping
  • careening
  • reeling
  • rocking
  • swaying
  • wobbling
  • wavering
  • floundering
  • shambling
  • seesawing
  • clomping
  • galumphing
  • wabbling
  • blundering
  • lumbering
  • scuffling
  • swagging
  • tramping
  • clumping
  • stamping
  • pounding
  • barging
  • scuffing
  • lumping
  • tromping
2
as in faltering
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side the figurine tottered precariously for a moment before falling off the shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • faltering
  • wobbling
  • trembling
  • shaking
  • rocking
  • teetering
  • lurching
  • wavering
  • shuddering
  • wabbling
  • quivering
  • toddling
  • stumbling
  • vibrating
  • quaking
  • floundering
  • quavering
  • staggering
  • reeling
  • careening
  • weaving
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