tottering

ˈtɒtərɪŋ
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Translation of tottering into German

Adjective

1.

medical

shaky due to age or weakness
  • The tottering old man needed a cane for support.Der wackelige alte Mann brauchte einen Stock zur Unterstützung.
2.

stability

on the verge of collapse or failure
  • The tottering economy worried the citizens.Die wackelige Wirtschaft beunruhigte die Bürger.
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Synonyms and analogies of tottering in English

Examples of tottering in a sentence

  • She watched the tottering figure disappear into the distance.
  • The tottering bridge was closed for repairs.
  • Investors pulled out of the tottering business venture.
totter
ˈtɑtər
Verb
intr.
1.

unsteady movement

Rare
move in a shaky or unsteady way
Rare
  • The old man tottered down the street..Der alte Mann taumelte die Straße entlang.
2.

stability

Rare
be on the verge of collapse or failure
Rare
wanken schwanken
  • The company started to totter after the financial crisis.Das Unternehmen begann nach der Finanzkrise zu wanken.
Noun

movement

Rare
unsteady movement or gait
Rare
Taumeln nWanken nSchwanken
  • His totter was noticeable as he crossed the room.Sein Taumeln war auffällig, als er den Raum durchquerte.

Expressions with totter: examples in English and translations in German

Wippe
Children laughed as they rode the teeter-totter at the park..

Translations of "tottering" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
wankendadj.

Belated efforts had been made to steady his tottering throne.

Verspätete Anstrengungen waren noch gemacht worden, seinen wankenden Thron zu festigen.

schwankendadj.

So life is very tottering and in dangerous position.

Nächste Seite - das Leben ist sehr schwankend und wir sind in einer gefährlichen Position.

wackeligeadj.

The tottering economy left many families on the brink of financial disaster.

Die wackelige Wirtschaft ließ viele Familien am Rande des finanziellen Ruins.

wackeligadj.

The tottering leaves in the breeze created a beautiful, if unsteady, dance.

Die im Wind wackeligen Blätter schufen einen schönen, wenn auch unruhigen, Tanz.

unbeständigadj.

changeable; rickety; staggering; toddling; tottering; unsettled; unstable; variable; varying; waddling

unausgeglichen; unbeständig; unentschlossen; unsicher; unsolide; unstabil; unzuverlässig; variabel; variierend; wackelig; wechselhaft; wippelig; zweifelhaft

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  • taumelndadj.

tottering: Examples and translations in context

With each passing day, his tottering resolve to quit smoking weakened further.

Mit jedem Tag nahm sein wankender Entschluss, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören, weiter ab.

His tottering ambition faded as he faced continual setbacks year after year.

Sein wankender Ehrgeiz schwand, als er Jahr für Jahr mit Rückschlägen konfrontiert wurde.

Three cannon shots were the tottering train for a moment frozen, motionless remained all.

Drei Böllerschüsse ließen den wankenden Zug für einen Moment gefrieren, regungslos blieben alle stehen.

Rites, deprived of binding significance and of state recognition, still remain in use through inertia, serving as one of the props to the tottering family.

Obwohl sie ihrer bindenden Kraft und der öffentlichen Anerkennung beraubt sind, bleiben die Riten noch in Gebrauch durch Trägheit und dienen als eine der Stützen für die wankende Familie.

The whole system of religious principles and doctrines, which should form the foundation and framework of social life, seems to be a tottering mass, ready to fall to ruin.

Das gesamte System der religiösen Prinzipien und Lehren, welches das Fundament und den Rahmen des gesellschaftlichen Lebens formen sollte, sieht aus wie eine wankende Masse, bereit zu ihrer Vernichtung auseinander zu fallen.

He rose tottering to his feet, and struck back as such men do strike.

Er erhob sich schwankend auf seine Füße und schlug zurück, wie solche Menschen zurückschlagen.

Create an impressive, idyllic contrast the battered metal surfaces, tottering ladders and designer armchairs.

Die zerrupften Metalloberflächen, die schwankenden Leitern und die Designer Sesseln schaffen einen wirkungsvollen idyllischen Kontrast.

The father groped his way tottering to his chair and let himself fall in it.

Der Vater tastete sich schwankend auf seinem Stuhl und ließ sich in ihn fallen.

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