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Từ điển LongMan Dictionary
totter
tot‧ter/ˈtɒtə $ ˈtɑːtər/ verb [INTRANSITIVE] [date : 1200-1300; Origin : Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1. to walk or move unsteadily from side to side as if you are going to fall over: ▪ Lorrimer swayed a little, tottered, and fell.
2. if a political system or organization totters, it becomes less strong and is likely to stop working
verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ She tottered into the room in red high-heeled shoes. ▪ The country's welfare system is tottering toward collapse. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He tottered drunkenly to his feet and reached inside his jacket. ▪ I saw Slim tottering along and joined him. ▪ Now he gapes at the cup and saucer, tottering at the end of his extended arm. ▪ On the way to school a wino totters. ▪ Poor Maud can only totter along at this rate. ▪ She tottered, and put her arms out. ▪ There was something mad about her refusal to rest, and she felt it as she tottered about getting Clarice dressed.
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