totter
[verb]
Synonyms: stagger, falter, lurch, reel, stumble, sway

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Related Words: shimmy, blunder, stumble, trip, dodder, dotter, flounder

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tot‧ter /ˈtɒtə $ ˈtɑːtər/ verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language]

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

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