| VERB | motion | totter | move without being stable, as if threatening to fall |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | totter, toddle, coggle, dodder, paddle, waddle | walk unsteadily | |
| motion | totter, teeter, seesaw | move unsteadily, with a rocking motion |
| Sounds | taa'ter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | Move without being stable, as if threatening to fall. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The drunk man tottered over to our table" | |
| Broader | rock, sway, shake | move back and forth or sideways |
| Spanish | tambalearse | |
| Catalan | balancejar-se, balancejar, balendrejar, oscil·lar, trontollar | |
| Meaning | walk unsteadily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The children totter to the playground | |
| Synonyms | toddle, coggle, dodder, paddle, waddle | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | anadear, avanzar a pasitos, bambolearse, chapotear, contonearse, tambalearse | |
| Catalan | caminar com un ànec, culejar, remenar el cul, trontollar | |
| Nouns | totterer | someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall |
| Meaning | Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | teeter, seesaw | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | bambolearse, tambalearse, tambalear | |
| Catalan | balancejar, balandrejar, oscil·lar, titubejar, trontollar, trontollejar | |
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