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Meaning of "totteringly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOTTERINGLY

totteringly  [ˈtɒtərɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOTTERINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Totteringly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES TOTTERINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of totteringly in the English dictionary

The definition of totteringly in the dictionary is in an unsteady manner, as if about to fall.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOTTERINGLY


banteringly
ˈbæntərɪŋlɪ
blisteringly
ˈblɪstərɪŋlɪ
blusteringly
ˈblʌstərɪŋlɪ
clatteringly
ˈklætərɪŋlɪ
clusteringly
ˈklʌstərɪŋlɪ
falteringly
ˈfɔːltərɪŋlɪ
flatteringly
ˈflætərɪŋlɪ
flutteringly
ˈflʌtərɪŋlɪ
loiteringly
ˈlɔɪtərɪŋlɪ
mouthwateringly
ˈmaʊθˌwɔːtərɪŋlɪ
mutteringly
ˈmʌtərɪŋlɪ
potteringly
ˈpɒtərɪŋlɪ
scatteringly
ˈskætərɪŋlɪ
shatteringly
ˈʃætərɪŋlɪ
sputteringly
ˈspʌtərɪŋlɪ
stutteringly
ˈstʌtərɪŋlɪ
swelteringly
ˈsweltərɪŋlɪ
titteringly
ˈtɪtərɪŋlɪ
unfalteringly
ʌnˈfɔːltərɪŋlɪ
unflatteringly
ʌnˈflætərɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOTTERINGLY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOTTERINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of totteringly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «totteringly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOTTERINGLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

totteringly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

totteringly
570 millions of speakers

English

totteringly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

totteringly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

totteringly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

totteringly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

totteringly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

totteringly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

totteringly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sama sekali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

totteringly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

totteringly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

totteringly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Totteringly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lảo đảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

totteringly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Totteringly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

totteringly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

totteringly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

totteringly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

totteringly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

totteringly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

totteringly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

totteringly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

totteringly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

totteringly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of totteringly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOTTERINGLY»

The term «totteringly» is normally little used and occupies the 136.185 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOTTERINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «totteringly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «totteringly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOTTERINGLY»

Discover the use of totteringly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to totteringly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crosslinguistic Approaches to the Psychology of Language: ...
(with 'walk') walk unsteadily; shamble along Esil esil Not listed pitul pitul totteringly; staggeringly; reelingly; falteringly; waddlingly| (with 'walk') stagger [ shamble, dodder] along; walk with tottering steps pisil pisil Same as pisul pisul ( pisul pisul: ...
Jiansheng Guo, Elena Lieven, Nancy Budwig, 2010
2
Hannah
it was over she rose up totteringly, and tried to feel her way to the door. Mr. Rivers opened it, not making the least effort to detain her. "Good night!" she said, as she passed him. He, without even an offered hand said "Good night," too; and so ...
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, 1871
3
The Reeds
1 don't care if I shall be scorched to death." But Orion went on singing and took no notice of the nighthawk. He felt like crying, fell totteringly till he barely managed to stop falling and flew round again. Then he flew straight towards the Great Dog ...
4
Essensŭ Han-Yŏng sajŏn
|_menl]; a sea village. -0\X\ worth. I "JKI- ^<H*l£l a million won's worth of goods / e^-JL-c- t> Slcf haven't a penny's worth of sense. (H*l3?U|Cl trudge [trod, jog] along. 1 <H ^ *H *1 ^ trudgingly; totteringly. OH S| >| E| trudge [trod, jog] along ...
民衆書林. 編輯局, 1987
5
Indo-Pacific Linguistic Studies: Historical linguistics
5. daka'j duku'j 'totteringly ; to shake, totter' : laka'j luku'j 'weak- legged, tottering; to walk totteringly'. Cf. also dakar dakar (with d!) 'unsteadily; to waddle, totter' : lakar lukur 'shaky, nervous; to shake, tremble'; dika dake 'to totter, shake, be loose ...
George Bertram Milner, Eugénie J. A. Henderson, 1966
6
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Accident presented him to my grieved view; he was slowly an totteringly pacing along a walk at the southern aspect of the house. It was warm summer, yet he a peared winter-chilled. The bloo was gradually retreating to its last citadel. He was  ...
‎1832
7
The Plumed Serpent
And the toreadors, running up with their cloaks, drew off the bull. He went caracoling round, charging at more silk-lined rags. Meanwhile an attendant had got the horse on its feet again, and was leading it totteringly into the gangway and round ...
D. H. Lawrence, 2013
8
The Women's Room
Mira felt perched on the roof of a shaky chicken house being totteringly borne downstream. But she kept her balance, and worked much in her garden. She was working in her garden with a little transistor radio perched near her, listening to a  ...
Marilyn French, 2011
9
The Sea for Breakfast
Sheena was old, totteringly agile, but thoroughly indomitable and she managed to keep Peter who, despite his simple-mindedness was possessed of exuberant strength and wayward fancies, in complete subjection. Her home with its ...
Lillian Beckwith, 2001
10
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
He vacated the chair at the transmitter and disappeared totteringly down the hall. “Mr. Faine,” Barney said carefully, “I was speaking with Mr. Palmer Eldritch earlier today. He mentioned the conversation that you and I had. He was aware of it ...
Philip K. Dick, 2011

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOTTERINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term totteringly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kaisa an object lesson in the perils of China
For at least a decade, growth in China has leaned totteringly on investment, particularly in real estate. That appears to be ending. House prices are down 3.7 ... «Reuters, Jan 15»
2
Dispatches from London: Simone Rocha, Marques' Almeida & Ashish
The styling was as OTT as you'd hope – the shoes (part of the ASHISH x Topshop family) were totteringly high and finished with puff of marabou, while hair came ... «ELLE UK, Sep 14»
3
First Nighter: Theresa Rebeck's "Poor Behavior"Just Plain Poor
Who could, since as the loud drama progresses, the eventually self-contradictory stands and attitude reversals pile up totteringly high? For example, Ian's ... «Huffington Post, Aug 14»
4
Can Terrence the Teacher, hypnotist to the stars, cure me in an hour?
Going to name a shoe after him, so I hear – a totteringly high honour indeed, although I have to say “I'll just. Subscribe now. Login. Already a subscriber? To see ... «The Times, Apr 14»
5
The wit and warmth of our royal correspondent
In March 1949, as Queen, she describes herself as “totteringly aged”. She died more than half a century later. In August 2001, Queen Elizabeth The Queen ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 12»
6
Brian Viner: Sun, sweet dreams and a little sporting salvation on …
... were cheered too, funnily enough in almost direct proportion to the trays laden with plastic glasses of Pimm's and beer being totteringly carried back to the hill. «Independent, Jun 10»
7
Gurinder Chadha's Afterlife fails to amuse UK
All the potential for drama and comedy is sacrificed to this totteringly high concept. Sally ("Happy-Go-Lucky") Hawkins plays Roopi's best mate, and she is at the ... «Rediff, May 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Totteringly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/totteringly>. Apr 2024 ».
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