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tottering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  totter 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  totter 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  totter 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  totter 
 
  3  senses  of  totter 
 
  Sense  1 
  totter 
  =>  careen,  sway,  wobble,  shift,  tilt 
 
  Sense  2 
  toddle,  coggle,  totter,  dodder,  paddle,  waddle 
  =>  walk 
 
  Sense  3 
  teeter,  seesaw,  totter 
  =>  move 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  totter 
 
  totter  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  totter 
 
  Sense  1 
  totter 
  =>  careen,  sway,  wobble,  shift,  tilt 
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  Sense  2 
  toddle,  coggle,  totter,  dodder,  paddle,  waddle 
  =>  walk 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  teeter,  seesaw,  totter 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  totter 
 
  The  verb  totter  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  totter  --  (move  without  being  stable,  as  if  threatening  to  fall) 
  2.  toddle,  coggle,  totter,  dodder,  paddle,  waddle  --  (walk  unsteadily,  as  of  small  children) 
  3.  teeter,  seesaw,  totter  --  (move  unsteadily,  with  a  rocking  motion) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tottering 
 
  The  adj  tottering  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  tottering,  tottery  --  (unsteady  in  gait  as  from  infirmity  or  old  age;  "a  tottering  skeleton  of  a  horse";  "a  tottery  old  man") 
  2.  tottering  --  ((of  structures  or  institutions)  having  lost  stability;  failing  or  on  the  point  of  collapse;  "a  tottering  empire") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  tottering 
 
  2  senses  of  tottering 
 
  Sense  1 
  tottering,  tottery 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unsteady)  ->  steady 
 
  Sense  2 
  tottering 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unstable)  ->  stable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  tottering 
 
  2  senses  of  tottering 
 
  Sense  1 
  tottering,  tottery 
  =>  unsteady  (vs.  steady) 
 
  Sense  2 
  tottering 
  =>  unstable  (vs.  stable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  tottering 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  tottering 
 
  tottering  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tottering 
  tottering 
 
  Overview  of  verb  totter 
 
  The  verb  totter  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  totter  --  (move  without  being  stable,  as  if  threatening  to  fall) 
  2.  toddle,  coggle,  totter,  dodder,  paddle,  waddle  --  (walk  unsteadily,  as  of  small  children) 
  3.  teeter,  seesaw,  totter  --  (move  unsteadily,  with  a  rocking  motion) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tottering 
 
  The  adj  tottering  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  tottering,  tottery  --  (unsteady  in  gait  as  from  infirmity  or  old  age;  "a  tottering  skeleton  of  a  horse";  "a  tottery  old  man") 
  2.  tottering  --  ((of  structures  or  institutions)  having  lost  stability;  failing  or  on  the  point  of  collapse;  "a  tottering  empire") 



tottering definition