tottering
/ˈtɑtərɪŋ/
adjective
- Walking or moving with unsteady steps; shaky or wobbling.
- The tottering old building swayed dangerously in the storm.
- He took a tottering step forward before collapsing onto the bed.
- The tottering toddler finally reached her father's arms.
- In a state of being about to fall or collapse; very unstable.
- The tottering economy needed urgent government intervention.
- She tried to prop up the tottering pile of books with her hand.
- The tottering regime finally fell after months of protests.
noun
- The act or motion of one who totters; an unsteady movement.
- The tottering of the baby was adorable to watch.
- With a tottering that worried the nurse, the patient tried to stand.
- The tottering of the old chair warned him not to sit down.