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  • present participle of totter.
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tottering

[tot-er-ing] / ˈtɒt ər ɪŋ /




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

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

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

He regularly held Saturday morning sessions with experts on the tottering Soviet empire and led the George H.W.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

The beauty, the lusciousness, the humor and playfulness, the nuance are all here ... the movement of the heron in flight, of fish in the water, the tottering old aunties.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

From across the room Penelope spotted Lady Constance tottering her way back toward them.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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