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Meaning of "tottering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOTTERING

tottering  [ˈtɒtərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOTTERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tottering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TOTTERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tottering in the English dictionary

The first definition of tottering in the dictionary is unsteady. Other definition of tottering is swaying or shaking as if about to fall. Tottering is also failing, unstable, or precarious; on the point of collapse.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOTTERING


blistering
ˈblɪstərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
centering
ˈsɛntərɪŋ
factoring
ˈfæktərɪŋ
flattering
ˈflætərɪŋ
fostering
ˈfɒstərɪŋ
glittering
ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ
Kettering
ˈkɛtərɪŋ
lettering
ˈlɛtərɪŋ
mentoring
ˈmɛntərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
motoring
ˈməʊtərɪŋ
plastering
ˈplɑːstərɪŋ
scattering
ˈskætərɪŋ
shattering
ˈʃætərɪŋ
stuttering
ˈstʌtərɪŋ
sweltering
ˈswɛltərɪŋ
tutoring
ˈtjuːtərɪŋ
unflattering
ʌnˈflætərɪŋ
watering
ˈwɔːtərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOTTERING

totemist
totemistic
totemite
toter
totes
tother
totient
totipalmate
totipalmation
totipotency
totipotent
totitive
totted
totter
totterer
totteringly
tottery
tottie
totting
totty

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOTTERING

bring
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of tottering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TOTTERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tottering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tottering
falter · judder · lurch · quake · quiver · reel · rock · shake · shudder · stagger · stumble · sway · teeter · tremble · vibrate · waver · wobble

Translation of «tottering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOTTERING

Find out the translation of tottering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tottering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tottering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摇摇欲坠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tambaleante
570 millions of speakers

English

tottering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढुलमुल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المترنح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шатаясь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cambaleante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভগ্নপ্রায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chancelant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengganggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wankenden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ぐらつく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흔들리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lảo đảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தள்ளாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थरथरणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sendeleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tottering
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chwiejnym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хитаючись
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șubredă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ετοιμόρροπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waggelend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vacklande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vaklende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tottering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOTTERING»

The term «tottering» is regularly used and occupies the 107.366 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOTTERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tottering

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOTTERING»

Discover the use of tottering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tottering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tottering in My Garden: A Gardener's Memoir With Notes for ...
Ex-actress/broadcaster/teacher Keeble has been gardening for 40 years.
Midge Ellis Keeble, 1994
2
Tottering-by-Gently Annual
Annie Tempest is one of Britain's best-loved cartoonists. Since 1993 Annie has been charting the life of Daffy and Dicky Tottering in Tottering-by-Gently - the phenomenally successful weekly strip cartoon in Country Life magazine.
Annie Tempest, 2010
3
Tottering Hall: Family Life at Tottering-By-Gently
Tottering Hall is Annie Tempest’s personal selection from 7 years of strips and single cartoons.
Annie Tempest, 2001
4
Tottering-by-Gently: Drinks with the Totterings
Drinks with the Totterings brings together a superb collection of Annie Tempest's 'Tottering-by-Gently' cartoons around the theme of wine and drinking, which encompasses inter-generational tensions, the differing perspectives of men and ...
Annie Tempest, 2010
5
Tottering state: selected early poems, 1963-1983
Poetry. This new edition of TOTTERING STATE contains additional early poems by one of Britian's finest poets. Tom Raworth's lines are passing near the black hole/in ordinary flat space radically estranging the visual field by jumping time.
Tom Raworth, 2000
6
The Tottering Papacy; Or, the Prophet Isaiah on the ...
THE TOTTERING PAPAGY. LONDON : PUBLISHED BY HOULS'ION AND WEIGHT, 65,' PATERNOSIER ROW; AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. d1} '. w -. THE TOTTERING PAPACY; I _/ on 61.39'30.
‎1859
7
Movement Disorders: Genetics and Models
This abnormality in calcium handling may play a role in the dystonia as described below in the pathophysiology section for tottering mice. 3. Tottering Mice a. Background Tottering is an autosomal recessive mutation that occurs spontaneously.
Mark S. LeDoux, 2005
8
Tottering-By-Gently: She Talks Venus, He Talks Mars
Choose to read from Daffy's perspective… or turn the book the other way up and read from Dicky's point of view. Two front covers, two books in one…upside down or downside up, this is the gift book for everyone in your life.
‎2011
9
A Looking-Glass that flatters not: representing the unhappy ...
Egg) s'i _ 3, 7 And tho' abad, yet 'tis a forv'nrd Guide a Who, vexing a: the shortness of the day, Doth to o'ertake swift time, still onward ride; Whilst we still follow, and till doubt our way. 4- a A Guide, who essv'ry step proceeds with doubt; Who ...
‎1711
10
Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Conium Maculatum (DN) Tottering Brain. — Sensation when moving the head as if the brain were loose and were tottering to and fro. Crocus Satyvus (LP) Tottering Closed Eyes. — Sensation as of tottering, as though she should stagger if the ...
James William Ward, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOTTERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tottering is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A PM tottering on his last legs
Najib was 'tottering on his last legs', to borrow words from an opposition leader and sacking his own deputy who toiled with him the past seven years was the ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
2
BEL support centre tottering
Launched with fanfare in 2011, the product support centre of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at Kinfra Park at Kalamassery is still fighting infancy. After a series ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Margin Calls Threaten Shanghai's Tottering Market
Margin Calls Threaten Shanghai's Tottering Market. Small investors earlier this year took out record amounts of loans to buy hot stocks. With the market ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
4
Cautious Optimism Trails Tottering NASS, APC
WATCHERS of the fast-paced and intriguing drama in the National Assembly and in the ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in recent weeks may ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jun 15»
5
Tottering on heels is no way to feel powerful
As the Ascot train filled stop by stop with excited racegoers, I thought of Larkin's Whitsun Weddings; the “grinning and pomaded” men and “girls in parodies of ... «The Times, Jun 15»
6
CAPS United tottering on the brink of collapse
CAPS United, weighed down by serious financial problems, are now tottering on the brink of collapse, with the club's leadership telling those who are unhappy ... «Nehanda Radio, May 15»
7
Bill Shorten's leadership tottering after 'let's have ideas' gaffe
The world of politics was rocked to its core this week following another wild outbreak of leadership speculation and unrest that has shaken the corridors of ... «The Australian Financial Review, Mar 15»
8
US terrorism verdict heaps $800m in damages on tottering
Washington: The latest in a series of court cases targeting Palestinian entities has left the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organisation facing ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 15»
9
Burlington's Tottering Biped Film Festival grows to two evenings this …
Trevor Copp, co-artistic director of Tottering Biped Film Festival, has an animated conversation with Khorom Shafi at the launch party for this year's event, which ... «InsideHalton.com, Feb 15»
10
Olivia Munn carries dog Chance while tottering in animal print stilettos
But it looks like Olivia Munn's man has some mean competition in the form of her furry companion Chance, a gorgeous Cavalier King Charles mix that she was ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»

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