tottering English

Meaning tottering meaning

What does tottering mean?

tottering

— adjective (= tottery) unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age a tottering skeleton of a horse a tottery old man

— adjective (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse a tottering empire

Synonyms tottering synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tottering?

tottering English » English

unsteady

wavering

tottery

staggering

unstable

faltering

unsteadiness

unfirm

stumbling

slipping

shaking

crumbling

wobbly

wobbling

wibbly

weak

wabbly

unsteady on its feet

uncoordinated

top heavy

stagger

stag-gering

shaky

rotten

rocky

rickety

reeling

ramshackle

not fast

moving about

loose

infirm

inconstant

inclined

groggy

giddy

floating

flimsy

erratic

doddery

cranky

choppy

blundering

addle

Topics tottering topics

What do people use tottering to talk about?

Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Steady, unsteady

• What words describe something that is easy to move?
  unsteady shaky easily moved unstable unsettled rickety tottering wobbly