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tottering

[tot-er-ing] / ˈtɒt ər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
unstable
Synonyms
STRONG
dizzy fluctuating moving suspect teetering unsettled vacillating wavering weaving
WEAK
ambiguous borderline capricious changeable dubious erratic fickle fitful giddy inconsistent inconstant insecure irrational lubricious mercurial mobile movable mutable not fixed precarious rickety risky rocky sensitive shaky shifty slippery temperamental ticklish tottery tricky uncertain unpredictable unsteady untrustworthy variable volatile weak wiggly wobbly
ADJECTIVE
insecure
Synonyms
STRONG
exposed loose rootless vacillating wavering
WEAK
defenseless fluctuant frail hazardous immature infirm insubstantial open to attack perilous precarious rickety rocky shaky tottery unguarded unprotected unreliable unsafe unshielded unsound unstable unsteady unsure vulnerable weak wobbly

Example Sentences

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It is also another blow to the tottering system of international law.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

This is a comic epic of bursting balloons and black eyes, tipsy aunts and tottering uncles, an errant mouse and driving snows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

But just as the left-hander was getting going, Starc pounced again, trapping him lbw for 21 to leave England tottering on 33-2.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The two boys, aged 2 and 4, romped through the labyrinth of La Soledad, under lines of drying laundry, past deliverymen pushing stacked handcarts and carpenters hammering away at tottering structures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

He was a slow, tottering little thing, but Roz was rarely in a hurry, and together they loved meandering along the forest paths and around the banks of the pond.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown