totter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtɒtə/, SAMPA: /"tQt@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈtɑːtɚ/, SAMPA: /"tA:t@`/

  Rhymes: -ɒtə(r)

[edit] Noun

totter (plural totters)

1. an unsteady movement or gait
2. (archaic) A rag and bone man.

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[edit] Verb

to totter (third-person singular simple present totters, present participle tottering, simple past and past participle tottered)

1. To walk,move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.

   The baby tottered from the table to the chair.

   The old man tottered out of the pub into the street.

   The car tottered on the edge of the cliff.

2. (archaic, intransitive) To collect junk or scrap.

[edit] Synonyms

• move unsteadily: teeter, toddle

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[edit] Related terms

teeter-totter