totterer
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Totterer — Tot ter*er, n. One who totters. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
totterer — See totter. * * * … Universalium
totterer — n. unsteady person or thing … English contemporary dictionary
totterer — tot·ter·er … English syllables
totterer — noun someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall • Syn: ↑staggerer, ↑reeler • Derivationally related forms: ↑reel (for: ↑reeler), ↑totter, ↑stagger ( … Useful 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
reeler — noun 1. someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall • Syn: ↑staggerer, ↑totterer • Derivationally related forms: ↑reel, ↑totter (for: ↑totterer), ↑stagger ( … Useful english dictionary
staggerer — noun someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall • Syn: ↑totterer, ↑reeler • Derivationally related forms: ↑reel (for: ↑reeler), ↑totter (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tot — tot1 /tot/, n. 1. a small child. 2. Chiefly Brit. a small portion of a beverage, esp. a dram of liquor. 3. a small quantity of anything. [1680 90; perh. short for TOTTERER] tot2 /tot/, v., totted, totting, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to add; total (oft … Universalium
totter — verb 1》 move in an unsteady way. 2》 [usu. as adjective tottering] (of a building) shake or rock as if about to collapse. 3》 be insecure or about to fail. noun a tottering gait. Derivatives totterer noun tottery adjective Origin ME: from MDu.… … English new terms dictionary
