English verb: totter | |||
1. | totter (motion) move without being stable, as if threatening to fall | ||
Samples | The drunk man tottered over to our table. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rock, shake, sway | ||
2. | totter (motion) walk unsteadily | ||
Samples | Small children toddle. | ||
Examples | The children totter to the playground | ||
Synonyms | coggle, dodder, paddle, toddle, waddle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
3. | totter (motion) move unsteadily, with a rocking motion | ||
Synonyms | seesaw, teeter | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||