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- Dictionarytotter/ˈtɒtə/
verb
- 1. move in a feeble or unsteady way: "a hunched figure was tottering down the path" Similar
- 2. (of a structure) shake or sway as if about to collapse: "the building began to totter and then the roof gave way" Similar
noun
- 1. a feeble or unsteady gait.
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TOTTER definition: 1. to walk with difficulty in a way that looks as if you are about to fall: 2. to shake and move…. Learn more.
The meaning of TOTTER is to move unsteadily : stagger, wobble. How to use totter in a sentence.
Definition of 'totter' Word Frequency. totter. (tɒtəʳ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense totters , present participle tottering , past tense, past participle tottered. 1. verb. If someone totters somewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example because they are ill or drunk.
Totter definition: to walk or go with faltering, unsteady steps. See examples of TOTTER used in a sentence.
1. to walk or move in an unsteady manner, as from old age. 2. to sway or shake as if about to fall. 3. to be failing, unstable, or precarious. n. the act or an instance of tottering. [C12: perhaps from Old English tealtrian to waver, and Middle Dutch touteren to stagger] ˈtotterern. ˈtotteringadj. ˈtotteringlyadv. ˈtotteryadj.
Totter is a verb that means "move unsteadily, as though you are about to fall down." To totter is to move in a wobbly, unsteady manner. When a person totters, they look like they are going to fall down. In a boxing match, a boxer might totter after taking a blow to the head.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English tot‧ter /ˈtɒtə $ ˈtɑːtər/ verb [ intransitive] 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 → See Verb table Example...
