Definitions for totter
ˈtɒt ərtot·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. totterverb

   move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

   "The drunk man tottered over to our table"

2. toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddleverb

   walk unsteadily

   "small children toddle"

3. teeter, seesaw, totterverb

   move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. totternoun

   an unsteady movement or gait

2. totternoun

   A rag and bone man.

3. totterverb

   To walk,move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.

4. totterverb

   To collect junk or scrap.

5. Etymology: From totren, toteren, from earlier * (compare English dialectal tolter; tolter), from tealtrian, from taltrōnan, from del-. Cognate with touteren, talt, tolt. Related to tilt.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Totterverb

   To shake so as to threaten a fall.

   Etymology: tateren, to stagger, Dutch.

   What news, in this our tott’ring state?
   —— It is a reeling world indeed, my lord;
   And I believe will never stand upright. William Shakespeare.

   As a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. Psal.

   The foes already have possess’d the wall,
   Troy nods from high, and totters to her fall. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. totter

   To totter means to move or walk in an unsteady, unstable, or shaky manner, often because of weakness, intoxication, or infirmity. It can also refer to a situation that is unsteady or uncertain and likely to collapse or fail.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Totterverb

   to shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger; as,an old man totters with age

2. Totterverb

   to shake; to reel; to lean; to waver

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Totter

   tot′ėr, v.i. to shake as if about to fall: to be unsteady: to stagger: to shake.—n. Tott′erer.—adv. Tott′eringly, in a tottering manner.—adjs. Tott′ery, shaky; Tott′y (Spens.), tottering, unsteady. [For tolter—M. E. tulten—A.S. tealtrian, to totter, tealt, unsteady.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TOTTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Totter is ranked #103655 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Totter surname appeared 173 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Totter.
   
   87.8% or 152 total occurrences were White.
   9.8% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Move
   • Sway

How to pronounce totter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say totter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of totter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of totter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of totter in a Sentence

1. Dorothy Sayers:

   As I grow older and older, And totter toward the tomb, I find that I care less and less Who goes to bed with whom.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=totter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Totter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=totter
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/totter
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=totter
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html