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totter
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
totter
(verb)
teeter–totter
(noun)
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totter
/
ˈ
tɑːtɚ/
verb
totters
;
tottered
;
tottering
totter
/
ˈ
tɑːtɚ/
verb
totters
;
tottered
;
tottering
Learner's definition of TOTTER
[
no object
]
1
always followed by an adverb or preposition
:
to move or walk in a slow and unsteady way
The child
tottered
across the room.
He
tottered
away/off to bed.
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2
:
to become weak and likely to fail or collapse
The economy is
tottering
.
a
tottering
company
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