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TOTTERING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse

Example:

a tottering empire

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age

Example:

a tottery old man

Synonyms:

tottering; tottery

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unsteady (subject to change or variation)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb totter

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