totter


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Synonyms for totter

stagger

be unstable

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  • be unstable
  • falter
  • be insecure
  • be shaky
  • be precarious
  • be unsteady
  • be on the point of collapse
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Synonyms for totter

to move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall

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Synonyms for totter

move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

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walk unsteadily

move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

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I bet he still expects you to totter round the house like a glamour model on heat, though.
CAERSWS defender Colin Reynolds (left) is set to win the totter for the honour of becoming the Welsh Premier's most experienced defender.
Once you land, it's non-stop action all the way - and the guarantee that you totter home fairly exhausted.
The fluffy fledglings totter along behind their boldly marked black and white parents who make sure they don't wander too close to the sea.
It was me in dressing gown and slippers tottering downstairs in the morning to feed my cat -- unable to totter, I might add, without the assistance of walls and furniture to keep me upright.
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THE last time I saw Paul Gascoigne he was trying to totter to his feet after the mildest of training sessions with his new China team-mates.
The guys - Daniel "Lion Heart" Lurwell & James "Lights Out" Lilley (pictured below) - simply defended themselves and tottered off in their heels - and my response was "Yes!".
TRUE GRIT Deck the hall with bells and holly Here comes Grandma with her brolly Looking unsteady as she totters in Methinks Grandma's been on the gin.
She's been wearing incredibly high heels all week and at Thursday's Leicester Square premiere of her movie Iron Man, where she tottered in 7in stilettoes, claimed: "They're really comfortable."