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To move in a feeble or unsteady way
“I have seen legends totter across stages, forget their lines, prove themselves incapable of holding a tune.”
To move unsteadily to and fro, or from side to side
“It resembled a rectangular crown, a small tottering tower of points and bars rising from the camel's back.”
To be insecure or about to fail
“Or, say the liberals, we waste our money on video games and trashy novels while the fine arts totter on the brink of extinction.”
To move clumsily or ploddingly
To fall down, especially after losing one's balance
To change or vary irregularly in number or amount
To fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way
To decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality
(of an object) To accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone's grasp
To move or act at a slow speed
Plural for an unsteady movement from side to side
Plural for an uneven walk or progress
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