01 v. i. To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger; as, an old man totters with age.
imp. & p. p.
Tottered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tottering
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1.
To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger; as, an old man totters with age.
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2.
To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver.“Troy nods from high, and totters to her fall.” — Dryden.