TOTTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does totter mean?
• TOTTER (verb)
The verb TOTTER has 3 senses:
1. move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
2. walk unsteadily
3. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
Familiarity information: TOTTER used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TOTTER (verb)
Meaning:
Move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The drunk man tottered over to our table
Hypernyms (to "totter" is one way to...):
rock; shake; sway (move back and forth or sideways)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Walk unsteadily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
coggle; dodder; waddle; toddle; totter; paddle
Context example:
small children toddle
Hypernyms (to "totter" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The children totter to the playground
Meaning:
Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
teeter; seesaw; totter
Hypernyms (to "totter" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
