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单词 tottering
释义 tottering
adjective
Etymology: from present participle of totter (I)
1.
 a. : being in an unstable condition : oscillating or threatening to collapse : swaying, wobbly
  < buildings dilapidated and tottering — Wilkie Collins >
  < a tottering wineglass in her hand — George Meredith >
 b. : walking unsteadily : reeling, wavering
  < a tottering child just learning to walk >
  < a black pony, a tottering skeleton covered with dirt — Punch >
2. : lacking firmness or stability : insecure, shaky
 < try to bolster a tottering regime by force of arms >
 < made a clutch at his tottering reason and steadied it — F.V.W.Mason >
tot·ter·ing·ly adverb
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