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    tottering
    /ˈtɒt(ə)rɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person's steps) feeble or unsteady: "she swayed on her feet and took a few tottering steps"
    • 2. (of a structure) shaking or swaying as if about to collapse: "all that was left of this historic building were sections of tottering, smoke-blackened walls"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOTTERING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TOTTERING definition: 1. walking with difficulty in a way that looks as if you are about to fall: 2. shaking and moving…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › totteringTottering Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TOTTERING is being in an unstable condition. How to use tottering in a sentence.

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    Tottering definition: walking unsteadily or shakily.. See examples of TOTTERING used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOTTERING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TOTTERING meaning: 1. walking with difficulty in a way that looks as if you are about to fall: 2. shaking and moving…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOTTERING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    TOTTERING definition: walking unsteadily or shakily | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › totteringTottering - definition of tottering by The Free Dictionary

    1. a. To sway as if about to fall. b. To appear about to collapse: an empire that had begun to totter. 2. To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger. See Synonyms at blunder. n. The act or condition of tottering. [Middle English toteren, perhaps of Scandinavian origin .] tot′ter·er n. tot′ter·y adj.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › totteringTottering - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age. “a tottering skeleton of a horse”. synonyms: tottery. unsteady. subject to change or variation. adjective. (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse. “a tottering empire”.