tottering

tot·ter

T0286500 (tŏt′ər)intr.v. tot·tered, tot·ter·ing, tot·ters 1. a. To sway as if about to fall.b. To appear about to collapse: an empire that had begun to totter.2. To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger. See Synonyms at blunder.n. The act or condition of tottering.

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[Middle English toteren, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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tot′ter·er n.tot′ter·y adj.

tot•ter•ing

(ˈtɒt ər ɪŋ)

adj. 1. walking unsteadily or shakily. 2. lacking security or stability; threatening to collapse. tot′ter•ing•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tottering - unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; "a tottering skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man"totteryunsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
	2.	tottering - (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse; "a tottering empire"unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"

tottering

adjective1. Not physically steady or firm:precarious, rickety, shaky, tottery, unstable, unsteady, wobbly.2. Lacking stability:infirm, insecure, precarious, shaky, tottery, unstable, unsteady, unsure, weak, wobbly.

Translations

barcollante