Totter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

walk unsteadily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒtə/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːɾɚ/.

Examples

The drunk man tottered over to our table
small children toddle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coggle seesaw toddle dodder paddle teeter waddle

Parts of Speech

verb	move without being stable, as if threatening to fall “The drunk man tottered over to our table”
verb	walk unsteadily “small children toddle”
verb	move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

Word Forms

toddler	noun	a young child
totterer	noun	someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
dodderer	noun	one who dodders from old age and weakness
waddle	noun	walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
waddler	noun	someone who walks with a waddling gait
seesaw	noun	a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wanken

Bewegen Sie sich, ohne stabil zu sein, als ob Sie drohen zu fallen

🇫🇷French

chanceler

bouger sans être stable, comme s'il menaçait de tomber

🇪🇸Spanish

tambalearse

moverse sin estar estable, como si amenazara con caerse

🇮🇹Italian

vacillare

muoversi senza essere stabile, come se minacciasse di cadere

🇳🇱Dutch

waggelen

bewegen zonder stabiel te zijn, alsof je dreigt te vallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cambalear

mover-se sem estar estável, como se estivesse ameaçando cair

🇷🇺Russian

шататься

двигаться, не будучи устойчивым, как будто угрожая упасть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लड़खड़ाते हुए चलना

बिना स्थिर हुए आगे बढ़ें, मानो गिरने की धमकी दे रहे हों

🇧🇩Bengali

টটার

স্থিতিশীল না হয়ে সরান, যেন পতনের হুমকি

🇮🇳Tamil

தள்ளாட்டம்

நிலையாக இல்லாமல் நகர்ந்து, விழுந்துவிடும் என்று அச்சுறுத்துவது போல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వణుకు

పడిపోతానని బెదిరిస్తున్నట్లుగా స్థిరంగా ఉండకుండా కదలండి

🇮🇳Marathi

थबकणे

स्थिर न राहता हलवा, जणू पडण्याची धमकी देत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધબકવું

સ્થિર થયા વિના ખસેડો, જાણે પડવાની ધમકી આપતું હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ತತ್ತರಿಸಿ ಹೋಗು

ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿರದೆ ಚಲಿಸು, ಬೀಳುವ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടോട്ടർ

വീഴുമെന്ന് ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതുപോലെ സ്ഥിരതയില്ലാതെ നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੋਟਰ

ਸਥਿਰ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਹਿਲਾਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਡਿੱਗਣ ਦੀ ਧਮਕੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹٹر

مستحکم ہوئے بغیر حرکت کریں، جیسے گرنے کا خطرہ ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蹒跚

移动不稳定，好像要跌倒一样

🇯🇵Japanese

よろめきます

まるで落ちそうになるかのように、安定せずに動く

🇰🇷Korean

넝마주이

넘어질 것처럼 안정되지 않은 채 움직인다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lung lay

di chuyển không vững, như thể sắp ngã

🇹🇭Thai

เดินเตาะแตะ

เคลื่อนตัวไม่มั่นคงเหมือนขู่จะล้ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

sempoyongan

bergerak tanpa menjadi stabil, seolah-olah terancam jatuh

🇵🇭Filipino

gumulong-gulong

gumalaw nang hindi matatag, na parang nagbabantang mahulog

🇲🇾Malay

goyah

bergerak tanpa stabil, seolah-olah mengancam untuk jatuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترنح

يتحرك دون أن يكون مستقراً، وكأنه مهدد بالسقوط

🇮🇷Persian

تکان خوردن

بدون ثبات حرکت کنید، گویی تهدید به سقوط است

🇹🇷Turkish

yalpalamak

sanki düşmekle tehdit ediyormuş gibi sabit durmadan hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְנוֹדֵד

לנוע מבלי להיות יציב, כאילו מאיים ליפול

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The primary meaning of 'totter' is 'move without being stable, as if threatening to fall'.

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Using 'totter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'totter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'totter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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