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Totter — Tot ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tottering}.] [Probably for older tolter; cf. AS. tealtrian to totter, vacillate. Cf.{Tilt} to incline, {Toddle}, {Tottle}, {Totty}.] 1. To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
totter — index vacillate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
totter — (v.) c.1200, swing to and fro, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (Cf. dialectal Norw. totra to quiver, shake ). Meaning stand or walk with shaky, unsteady steps is from c.1600. Related: Tottered; tottering … Etymology dictionary
totter — 1 *shake, tremble, quake, quaver, quiver, shiver, shudder, wobble, teeter, shimmy, dither Analogous words: rock, agitate, *shake, convulse: sway, *swing, fluctuate, oscillate, waver 2 *reel, stagger, whirl Analogous words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
totter — ► VERB 1) move in an unsteady way. 2) shake or rock as if about to collapse. 3) be insecure or on the point of failure. ► NOUN ▪ a tottering gait. DERIVATIVES tottery adjective. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
totter — [tät′ər] vi. [ME toteren, prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. totra, to quiver, shake] 1. a) to rock or shake as if about to fall; be unsteady b) to be on the point of failure or collapse 2. to be unsteady on one s feet; stagger n. an unsteady… … English World dictionary
totter — Synonyms and related words: age, alternate, amble, back and fill, barge, blunder, bowl along, break down, bundle, capsize, careen, career, cave in, change, cheat the undertaker, claudicate, clump, collapse, come a cropper, cower, crawl, creep,… … Moby Thesaurus
totter — UK [ˈtɒtə(r)] / US [ˈtɑtər] verb [intransitive] Word forms totter : present tense I/you/we/they totter he/she/it totters present participle tottering past tense tottered past participle tottered 1) to stand or move in a way that is not steady… … English dictionary
totter — totterer, n. /tot euhr/, v.i. 1. to walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness. 2. to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall: The tower seemed to totter in the wind. The government was tottering. 3. to shake or… … Universalium
totter — 1. noun /ˈtɒtə,ˈtɑːtɚ/ a) an unsteady movement or gait b) A rag and bone man. 2. verb /ˈtɒtə,ˈtɑːtɚ/ a) To walk,move or … Wiktionary
