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totter


totter/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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