TOTTER

[verb] [I] - to move or walk in a way that is not well controlled, is shaking or is making small movements from side to side as if about to fallI could see the pile of books tottering but couldn't reach them before they fell. [I]She tottered unsteadily down the stairs in her high-heeled shoes.(figurative) The industry has tottered from crisis to crisis now for two decades. [I](figurative) This major change is occurring just as old family support systems are tottering towards extinction. [I]Compare stagger (MOVE); teeter.