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Example Sentences

Verb was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home

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Noun

In early September 2021, the NHU is filming a predator just as vicious—the dodder—using technology that didn’t exist back in 2018.

Stephen Armstrong, Wired, 2 Dec. 2021 The dodder, Cuscuta europaea, a k a strangleweed or the devil’s hair, is a parasitic plant.

Stephen Armstrong, Wired, 2 Dec. 2021 The one weed seed the feds found was dodder, a parasitic plant that climbs up unsuspecting regular plants and sucks the life out of them.

Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2021 Conseulo De Moraes of Penn State University planted a young dodder near a tomato plant and continuously filmed the pair for several days.

Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2021 Botanists had wondered about the dodder’s strategy for timing reproduction.

Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020 Once the dodder has a tight grip on its host, the anchoring root withers away.

Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020 Without the host’s flowering signal, neither the host nor the dodder flowered.

Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020 Scott Ward Abernethy is obviously having a blast channeling Audrey’s sadistic-dentist boyfriend, as well as assorted cameo figures, and Robert John Biedermann dodders aptly as the shop’s cantankerous owner, Mr. Mushnik.

Celia Wren, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019

Verb

Tel Aviv University biologist Daniel Chamovitz discusses dodder and many other fascinating plants in his upcoming book, What A Plant Knows, an excerpt from which appears in the May issue of Scientific American.

Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2021 The Dodgers appeared to dodder in the first two games, running up huge pitch counts against Atlanta starters Max Fried and Ian Anderson, but failing to score a run in 14 of the first 15 innings.

Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2020 Last, the researchers created a green fluorescent version of the flowering signal chemical, which provided visual evidence that dodder plant tissues can absorb the chemical and direct it to their flowering mechanisms.

Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020 As for pests, experts have identified a tiny wasp, two noxious weeds (water spinach and dodder) and a larval seed beetle.

Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2020 The pale, curvy pillars of Phil Charlwood’s set variously represent forest trees; the cottage of the wise, doddering Sami Finn Woman (an amusing Anna Lynch); and, helped by frosty lighting designed by Doug Del Pizzo, the Snow Queen’s castle.

Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2019 Cassidy took control when the Bruins were doddering along at 26-23-6, both feet firmly planted on a path to a third consecutive DNQ.

BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019 And, there is the looming presence of a doddering Winston Churchill.

John Cherwa, latimes.com, 14 July 2019 Television may be a dinosaur in the Internet epoch, but a dinosaur is a very big thing, and television is a mighty if doddering T. rex.

Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 28 July 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English doder; akin to Middle High German toter dodder, egg yolk

Verb

Middle English dadiren

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	dodder
释义	dodder 1 of 2 noun dod·der ˈdä-dər : any of a genus (Cuscuta) of wiry twining vines of the morning-glory family that are highly deficient in chlorophyll, are parasitic on other plants, and have tiny scales instead of leaves dodder 2 of 2 verb doddered; doddering ˈdä-d(ə-)riŋ intransitive verb 1 : to tremble or shake from weakness or age 2 : to progress feebly and unsteadily was doddering down the walk dodderer ˈdä-dər-ər noun Synonyms Verb careen lurch reel stagger teeter totter waddle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home Recent Examples on the Web Noun In early September 2021, the NHU is filming a predator just as vicious—the dodder—using technology that didn’t exist back in 2018. Stephen Armstrong, Wired, 2 Dec. 2021 The dodder, Cuscuta europaea, a k a strangleweed or the devil’s hair, is a parasitic plant. Stephen Armstrong, Wired, 2 Dec. 2021 The one weed seed the feds found was dodder, a parasitic plant that climbs up unsuspecting regular plants and sucks the life out of them. Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2021 Conseulo De Moraes of Penn State University planted a young dodder near a tomato plant and continuously filmed the pair for several days. Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2021 Botanists had wondered about the dodder’s strategy for timing reproduction. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020 Once the dodder has a tight grip on its host, the anchoring root withers away. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020 Without the host’s flowering signal, neither the host nor the dodder flowered. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020 Scott Ward Abernethy is obviously having a blast channeling Audrey’s sadistic-dentist boyfriend, as well as assorted cameo figures, and Robert John Biedermann dodders aptly as the shop’s cantankerous owner, Mr. Mushnik. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019 Verb Tel Aviv University biologist Daniel Chamovitz discusses dodder and many other fascinating plants in his upcoming book, What A Plant Knows, an excerpt from which appears in the May issue of Scientific American. Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2021 The Dodgers appeared to dodder in the first two games, running up huge pitch counts against Atlanta starters Max Fried and Ian Anderson, but failing to score a run in 14 of the first 15 innings. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2020 Last, the researchers created a green fluorescent version of the flowering signal chemical, which provided visual evidence that dodder plant tissues can absorb the chemical and direct it to their flowering mechanisms. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2020 As for pests, experts have identified a tiny wasp, two noxious weeds (water spinach and dodder) and a larval seed beetle. Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2020 The pale, curvy pillars of Phil Charlwood’s set variously represent forest trees; the cottage of the wise, doddering Sami Finn Woman (an amusing Anna Lynch); and, helped by frosty lighting designed by Doug Del Pizzo, the Snow Queen’s castle. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2019 Cassidy took control when the Bruins were doddering along at 26-23-6, both feet firmly planted on a path to a third consecutive DNQ. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019 And, there is the looming presence of a doddering Winston Churchill. John Cherwa, latimes.com, 14 July 2019 Television may be a dinosaur in the Internet epoch, but a dinosaur is a very big thing, and television is a mighty if doddering T. rex. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 28 July 2019 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English doder; akin to Middle High German toter dodder, egg yolk Verb Middle English dadiren First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 dodder verb as in to stagger to move forward while swaying from side to side was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance stagger lurch totter weave stomp reel shuffle waddle stumble careen sway clump rock roll teeter shamble wobble tramp barge galumph swag wabble waver flounder lump clomp blunder seesaw stamp pound lumber scuff scuffle tromp
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