Meaning of tottering in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   tottering

   Definitions

   1. unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age

   Examples

   • « a tottering skeleton of a horse »
   • « a tottery old man »

   Synonyms

   • unsteady
2. 2. (of structures or institutions) having lost stability

   Examples

   • « failing or on the point of collapse »
   • « a tottering empire »

   Synonyms

   • unstable