TOTTER Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word totter. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TOTTER
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teeter | verbv | |||||||
noun • a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end verb • move unsteadily, with a rocking motion | ||||||||
reel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector • music composed for dancing a reel • winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod • a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound • a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps • an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines verb • walk as if unable to control one's movements • revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis • wind onto or off a reel | ||||||||
stagger | verbv | |||||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait verb • walk as if unable to control one's movements • walk with great difficulty • to arrange in a systematic order • astound or overwhelm, as with shock | ||||||||
sway | verbv | |||||||
noun • controlling influence • pitching dangerously to one side verb • move back and forth or sideways • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner • win approval or support for • cause to move back and forth | ||||||||
falter | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of pausing uncertainly verb • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • speak haltingly | ||||||||
lurch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) • abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) • the act of moving forward suddenly verb • walk as if unable to control one's movements • move abruptly • move slowly and unsteadily • loiter about, with no apparent aim • defeat by a lurch | ||||||||
rock | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter • United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) • material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust • (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable • hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) • a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western • pitching dangerously to one side verb • move back and forth or sideways • cause to move back and forth | ||||||||
shake | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • building material used as siding or roofing • frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream • a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it • grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) • a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement • causing to move repeatedly from side to side verb • move or cause to move back and forth • move with or as if with a tremor • shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively • move back and forth or sideways • undermine or cause to waver • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • get rid of • bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking • shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state | ||||||||
stumble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder verb • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • miss a step and fall or nearly fall • encounter by chance • make an error | ||||||||
wobble | verbv | |||||||
noun • an unsteady rocking motion verb • move unsteadily • move sideways or in an unsteady way • tremble or shake | ||||||||
toddle | verbv | |||||||
verb • walk unsteadily, with short steps | ||||||||
coggle | verbv | |||||||
verb • walk unsteadily, with short steps • move unsteadily | ||||||||
dodder | verbv | |||||||
noun • a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria verb • walk unsteadily, with short steps | ||||||||
paddle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games • a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel • an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board • a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat verb • propel with a paddle • play in or as if in water, as of small children • swim like a dog in shallow water • walk unsteadily, with short steps • give a spanking to; subject to a spanking • stir with a paddle | ||||||||
seesaw | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end verb • ride on a plank • move up and down as if on a seesaw • move unsteadily, with a rocking motion | ||||||||
waddle | verbv | |||||||
noun • walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other verb • walk unsteadily, with short steps |