totteringly

ˈtɒtərɪŋli

Definition

Definition of totteringly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

walking

Rare

moving unsteadily as if about to fall

Rare

The toddler moved totteringly across the room.

unsteadily

movement

Rare

in an unsteady or shaky way

Rare

She walked totteringly across the narrow bridge.

shakily

unsteadily

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Origin of totteringly

English, totter (to sway) + -ingly (adverbial suffix)

Examples of totteringly in a sentence

The old man moved totteringly down the hallway.
He moved totteringly after getting off the roller coaster.
The toddler advanced totteringly towards her mother.

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French:chancelant, en chancelant, ...
German:torkelnd, unsicher, ...
Italian:barcollando, instabilmente, ...
Spanish:tambaleándose, de manera tambaleante, ...
Portuguese:cambaleando, trémulamente, ...
Chinese:摇摇晃晃地, 不稳地, ...
Japanese:よろよろと, ...
Arabic:مُتَعَثِّرًا, بخطى متزعزعة, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה מִתְנוֹדֶדֶת, בְּצוּרָה לֹא יַצִּיבָה, ...
Russian:неуверенно, неустойчиво, ...
Ukrainian:хитко, нестійко, ...
Hindi:लड़खड़ाते हुए, ...
Bengali:অস্থিরভাবে, কাঁপা কাঁপা, ...
Catalan:inestablement, insegurament, ...
Czech:vratce, ...
Danish:vaklende, rystende, ...
Dutch:wankelend, ...
Greek:ασταθώς, τρεκλίζοντας, ...
Hungarian:tántorogva, botladozva, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងទ្រេតទ្រោត, ដោយទ្រេតទ្រោត, ...
Korean:비틀거리며, 흔들리며, ...
Persian:تلوتلوخوران, متزلزل, ...
Polish:chwiejnie, chwiejnym krokiem, ...
Portuguese (BR):cambaleando, trêmulamente, ...
Romanian:șovăielnic, tremurător, ...
Swedish:ostadigt, vingligt, ...
Thai:อย่างโซเซ, อย่างสั่นคลอน, ...
Turkish:dengesizce, sallanarak, ...
Vietnamese:loạng choạng, một cách loạng choạng, ...

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Adverb

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