totter
verb (used without object)
to walk or go with faltering, unsteady steps.
Example Sentences
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And clustered close drew the three comrades, with Death at their elbows, and as the oldest rose totteringly he spoke in a voice audible only for a few feet.
From Time Magazine Archive
The old man cast his sheaf upon the ground and then sank down, somewhat totteringly, beside it.
From The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man by Stanley Waterloo
Phebe’s eyes were wide open, but she made no sign when the sick woman rose totteringly to her feet.
From Polly of Lady Gay Cottage by Emma C. Dowd
Then the woman crept totteringly down the steps and turned to go.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine
"Don't put out your pipe," she said to old Grandfather Doby, rising totteringly respectful from his chimney-side chair.
From The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett
