is tottering
- present progressive of totter (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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It is frightening when self-evident things are urgently stated; it implies that the whole edifice is tottering.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2020
“As we’ve learned from interest rates, zero is a psychological barrier, not a real one. The fund industry is tottering on that barrier right now. Negative fees are coming.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2019
The country's beaches, its sea and its weather remain unaffected by Greece's troubles and although the country's economic and political structure is tottering, its archaeology, of course, also remains intact.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2012
Some consider O'Donnell's departure a sign that the administration is tottering.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2010
The landlord thinks of refreshing the paintings of his hall, and the house is tottering to its foundation.
From The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 by Ross, James
