Meaning of "totter" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOTTER

Perhaps from Old English tealtrian to waver, and Middle Dutch touteren to stagger.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TOTTER

totter  [ˈtɒtə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOTTER

Totter is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb totter in English.

WHAT DOES TOTTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Totter

The surname Totter may refer to: ▪ Audrey Totter, American actress ▪ Stephen Totter, American operatic baritone ▪ Sylvia Totter, a member of The Bonnie Systers trio...

Definition of totter in the English dictionary

The first definition of totter in the dictionary is to walk or move in an unsteady manner, as from old age. Other definition of totter is to sway or shake as if about to fall. Totter is also to be failing, unstable, or precarious.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOTTER

PRESENT

Present

I totter

you totter

he/she/it totters

we totter

you totter

they totter

Present continuous

I am tottering

you are tottering

he/she/it is tottering

we are tottering

you are tottering

they are tottering

Present perfect

I have tottered

you have tottered

he/she/it has tottered

we have tottered

you have tottered

they have tottered

Present perfect continuous

I have been tottering

you have been tottering

he/she/it has been tottering

we have been tottering

you have been tottering

they have been tottering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I tottered

you tottered

he/she/it tottered

we tottered

you tottered

they tottered

Past continuous

I was tottering

you were tottering

he/she/it was tottering

we were tottering

you were tottering

they were tottering

Past perfect

I had tottered

you had tottered

he/she/it had tottered

we had tottered

you had tottered

they had tottered

Past perfect continuous

I had been tottering

you had been tottering

he/she/it had been tottering

we had been tottering

you had been tottering

they had been tottering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will totter

you will totter

he/she/it will totter

we will totter

you will totter

they will totter

Future continuous

I will be tottering

you will be tottering

he/she/it will be tottering

we will be tottering

you will be tottering

they will be tottering

Future perfect

I will have tottered

you will have tottered

he/she/it will have tottered

we will have tottered

you will have tottered

they will have tottered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tottering

you will have been tottering

he/she/it will have been tottering

we will have been tottering

you will have been tottering

they will have been tottering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would totter

you would totter

he/she/it would totter

we would totter

you would totter

they would totter

Conditional continuous

I would be tottering

you would be tottering

he/she/it would be tottering

we would be tottering

you would be tottering

they would be tottering

Conditional perfect

I would have totter

you would have totter

he/she/it would have totter

we would have totter

you would have totter

they would have totter

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tottering

you would have been tottering

he/she/it would have been tottering

we would have been tottering

you would have been tottering

they would have been tottering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you totter
we let´s totter
you totter

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to totter

Past participle

tottered

Present Participle

tottering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TOTTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «totter» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of totter

falter · judder · lurch · quake · quiver · reel · rock · shake · shudder · stagger · stumble · sway · teeter · tremble · vibrate · waver · wobble

TRANSLATION OF TOTTER

Find out the translation of totter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of totter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «totter» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 摇摇晃晃地走
• Translator English - Spanish: tambalearse
• English: totter
• Translator English - Hindi: कंपना
• Translator English - Arabic: ترنح
• Translator English - Russian: ковылять
• Translator English - Portuguese: cambalear
• Translator English - Bengali: টলমল করা
• Translator English - French: tituber
• Translator English - Malay: Gembira
• Translator English - German: wanken
• Translator English - Japanese: よろめく
• Translator English - Korean: 비틀거리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngguyu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lung lay
• Translator English - Tamil: ஆடு
• Translator English - Marathi: थेंब
• Translator English - Turkish: yalpalamak
• Translator English - Italian: barcollare
• Translator English - Polish: chwiać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: шкутильгати
• Translator English - Romanian: clătina
• Translator English - Greek: κλονούμαι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: waggeling
• Translator English - Swedish: vackla
• Translator English - Norwegian: totter

QUOTES WITH «TOTTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word totter.

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Dorothy L. Sayers

As I grow older and older, And totter toward the tomb, I find that I care less and less, Who goes to bed with whom.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOTTER»

Discover the use of totter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to totter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Teeter-Totter

It started in childhood and carried on throughout all my adult years. This is my story. It includes the teeter-totter ups and downs as well as the psychotic times and paranoia, hallucinations, and feelings of grandeur.

Sharon Carruthers, 2012

Teeter-Totter: Lee Ann's Diary

Lee Ann's Diary Ruby Sampson. T eeter- Totter Lee Ann '5 Diary Ruby A. Sampson Writers Club Press San Jose New York Lincoln Shanghai Teeter-Totter Lee Ann's Diary All Rights Reserved © 2001 by.

Ruby Sampson, 2001

Cowbob and the Teeter-Totter Gang

one said “Mwah Mwah” the other said while making kissing sounds. Cowbob and Yo-Yo relaxed their bodies as they watched the teeter-totter gang disappear in the distance. “What a way to start a job!” Yo-Yo sighed. They walked deeper into  ...

Cody Toye, 2013

Iohn Huighen Van Linschoten, His Discours of Voyages Into Ye ...

3 Mcoutfe of феДОДОе* of t&t titter $ Ijattensi, 441 JlhaSoaquen totter 1 8* Cloumbo afojtreOe of tbe IpojnngataB From the North fide of the red fea or the flraight of Mecca, Ilha. d'Ouro de Manancabo,OJtbßgolO (anO OÍ Л/anancabo 3 • Che ...

Jan Huygen van Linschoten, 1598

In the Company of Horses: A Year on the Road with Horseman, ...

For instance, at the facility in Loveland, Colorado where Mark holds his week- long clinics in the summers, there's a teeter-totter bridge. It's a wooden bridge that tips, so you can walk your horse up onto it from the tipped-down side, and after he ...

Kathleen Lindley, 2006

Peter Potter Teeter Totter

Peter Potter and Henry Otter steal the wizard's magic wood to build a teeter-totter, so the wizard puts a spell on it.

Bill Gillespie, 1987

Focus on Suzuki Piano

I put both my hands in front of me, holding them level as a balanced teeter-totter should be. We then have the left hand represent the child on a teeter-totter and the right hand represent Mother or Dad. The child enjoys pushing the left hand up  ...

Powell, Mary Craig

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality ...

It is as if the patient and I are on opposite ends of a teeter-totter; we are connected to each other by the board of the teeter-totter. Therapy is the process of going up and down, each of us sliding back and forth on the teeter-totter, trying to ...

Marsha M. Linehan, 1993

I Am Hope

If you had two people using the teeter-totter and one was heavier than the other one, you would put the teeter-totter on the first ring of the person who weighed less to even it out. It made the lighter end heavier. At recess time, I was nervous.

Mollee Jackson

Balancing Act

Better watch out! Ellen Stoll Walsh has a singular knack for bringing simple concepts to life, as she does so vividly in this collage-illustrated balancing book that’s perfect for teeter-totterers of all ages.

Ellen Stoll Walsh, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOTTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term totter is used in the context of the following news items.

Men totter on high heels to raise awareness of sexual assault

Sutter County Deputy District Attorney Clint Curry, left, walks through the Yuba-Sutter Mall to being awareness to sexual assault during the Walk a Mile in Her ... «Appeal-Democrat, Jul 15»

7th Annual Teeter Totter-A-Thon

7th Annual Teeter Totter-A-Thon ... Spizzo, Erin McKinney, Ariel Bevers, Sydney Hartung, Morgan Fleshren, and Ivy Truong pose for a photo on their teeter totter. «Belleville News-Democrat, May 15»

Annual Teeter Totter-a-Thon to go "50 Hours for 50 Years"

For the 23rd Annual Teeter Totter-a-Thon, Lambda Chi Alpha's USI chapter is upping the ante. To celebrate the University of Southern Indiana's 50th ... «14 News WFIE Evansville, Apr 15»

Phi Delta Theta teeter totter for a cause

Teeter Totter is held annually in the memory of a fraternity's fallen brother. This year's event will honor Woody Bolin. When the fraternity brother died on Aug. «Sonoma State Star, Apr 15»

The teeter totter of poverty and mental health

Lois Dix has found balance in her life. In her words, she has fallen into the black hole of depression, lived in poverty and is pulling herself out with education and ... «St. Catharines Standard, Feb 15»

Even As India Pours Billions Into Education, Rural Schools Continue …

Even As India Pours Billions Into Education, Rural Schools Continue To Totter. By Aman Malik @PatrakaarPopat [e-mail] on January 14 2015 5:34 ... «International Business Times, Jan 15»

Teeter-totter-A-thon benefits local non-profits

Megan Cronk, left foreground, and Lauren Hunter, along with Kaitlyn Ekart and Drew Ehresman were part of the “Teeter-totter-A-thon” fundraiser that is a ... «Emporia Gazette, Oct 14»

Watch 3 guys do insane flips on a 'teeterboard'

But what if you combined the two? Let me introduce you to something called the "teeterboard." It's an amazing acrobatic apparatus that is basically a teeter totter, ... «kgw.com, Oct 14»

Howard Hall teeters, totters for water

“The Totter is fun and builds a good sense of community,” Marino said. “It also provides a good way to start conversations about the world population's water ... «Observer Online, Oct 14»

Balancing on the work-life teeter-totter

The secret to work-life balance is remembering that it's a continuing quest; that is, you never really get there. Think of a teeter-totter. The object isn't to achieve ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 14»