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tottering

/ˈtɒtərɪŋ/ /ˈtɑːtərɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.

Examples :

"The baby tottered from the table to the chair."
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Related Words

Illustration precarious

precarious adjective

/pɹəˈkɛəɹi.əs/ /pɹəˈkɛɹi.əs/

Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.

"The stack of books on the top shelf looked precarious, and I was afraid they would fall. "

Illustration discarded

discarded verb

/dɪsˈkɑːdɪd/ /dɪsˈkɑɹdɪd/

To throw away, to reject.

"After finishing the puzzle, he discarded the empty box. "

Illustration tottered

tottered verb

/ˈtɒtərd/ /ˈtɑːtərd/

To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.

"The baby tottered from the table to the chair."

Illustration neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

Illustration movement

movement noun

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

Physical motion between points in space.

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

Illustration unsteady

unsteady verb

/ʌnˈstɛdi/

To render unsteady, removing balance.

"The strong gust of wind unsteadying him as he walked across the bridge. "

Illustration threatening

threatening verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩.ɪŋ/

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

"He threatened me with a knife."

Illustration sidewalk

sidewalk noun

/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/

A footpath, usually paved, at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavement (UK) or footpath (Australia, New Zealand)

"My daughter walked along the sidewalk to school this morning. "

Illustration collapse

collapse noun

/kəˈlæps/

The act of collapsing.

"She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor."

Illustration collecting

collecting verb

/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Illustration weekends

weekends noun

/ˈwiːkendz/ /ˌwiːˈendz/

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

"Many people relax and enjoy their free time on weekends. "

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "