TOTTER


Meaning of TOTTER in English

v. & n.

v.intr. 1 stand or walk unsteadily or feebly (tottered out of the pub). 2 a (of a building etc.) shake or rock as if about to collapse. b (of a system of government etc.) be about to fall.

n. an unsteady or shaky movement or gait. totterer n. tottery adj.

[ ME f. MDu. touteren to swing ]

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