1
[ adjective ] unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age

Synonyms

tottery

Examples

"a tottering skeleton of a horse" "a tottery old man"

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

his scrawny , tottering sound adds a delightful hilarity to the performance . )

Related terms

unsteady

2
[ adjective ] (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse

Examples

"a tottering empire"

Related terms

unstable

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Rhymes with

stuttering fostering towering altering guttering muttering battering watering tutoring shattering chattering fluttering smattering flattering factoring mastering unflattering bantering spattering sputtering scattering faltering blustering plastering clustering monitoring honoring motoring lettering bettering catering kettering neutering doddering entering glittering stirring blistering splintering centering pestering sweltering festering pondering squandering wandering prospering conquering staggering retiring thundering tampering conjuring posturing soldering tapering offering ordering tailoring shuddering souring cowering warmongering pampering wondering bordering numbering meandering slumbering lumbering plundering laundering scampering foundering reordering hollering smothering hankering badgering tempering covering coloring answering suffering scouring glowering flowering butchering inspiring transpiring during hammering gathering clamoring acquiring swaggering inquiring uncovering recovering devouring papering neighboring sobering laboring soldiering torturing slithering dithering lowering goering entering picturing manufacturing lecturing nurturing measuring withering feathering spurring bickering differing bewildering smoldering whispering hindering rendering remembering spring whirring murmuring lingering simmering savoring severing fingering wavering favoring puncturing shivering shimmering beleaguering maneuvering unwavering flickering glimmering flavoring quivering censoring figuring whirring concurring incurring recurring

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

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