tottered

Meanings

• Verb

  1. To move or cause to move unsteadily or with difficulty, as if about to fall.

  - "The old man tottered down the street."
  - "After the surgery, the patient was unable to totter even a few steps."

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Synonyms

reel , stagger , sway , teeter , toddle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tottered
mottled , scattered , bottled , modeled , pottered

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Homonyms

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1. totter (English) : A small, often decorative, pot or container.
   

2. totter (Scots) : A small, old woman.
   

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Homophones

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1. totter (English) : A small, often decorative, pot or container.
   

2. totter (Scots) : A small, old woman.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of tottered that leads to same result
totter , tottered , tottering , totters

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Forms

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past tense: tottered, past participle: tottered, gerund or present participle: tottering

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to teeter' or 'to tilt', from the Old English 'totan' meaning 'to fall'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'totter' comes from the Old English word 'totan', which meant 'to fall'.

2. The term 'tottering' was first used in English literature in the 15th century.

3. In the children's book 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar', the caterpillar eats 'a tottering tomato' on Monday.

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Related Concepts

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1. unsteady: Related to lack of balance or stability.

2. geriatrics: The branch of medicine dealing with the health of the elderly.

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Culture

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In literature, 'tottered' has been used to describe the unsteady gait of elderly or infirm characters, often as a metaphor for the fragility of aging or the passage of time.

How to Memorize "tottered"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine an elderly person trying to walk, wobbling slightly with each step.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tottered' with the image of an unsteady gait or a wobbly object.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence like 'The old man tottered down the street, teetering on the edge of a fall' to help remember the meaning.

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