totter

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After coming upon sickening atrocity after atrocity, the Arabs discover “a three or four year old child, with a huge wound where neck and body joined. She tottered forward and cried ‘Don’t hit me, Baba.’

From Washington Post

That trade appears to be tottering now, as worries over slowing growth send yields tumbling to their lowest level in more than four months.

From Reuters

Next we made a short descent to totter over tide pools, marveling at neon-green anemones, until a hefty spray of salty water showered us from the spouting horn of Thor’s Well.

From Washington Post

On the other side of the fountain, a band played songs by Jimi Hendrix while a bare-chested man tottered around.

From New York Times

Thompson, tottering around under turbans and enormous pastries of hair — the Baroness’ look is slightly dated; Estella’s is up-to-the-minute London punk — is a queen who’s scornful of her kingdom.

From Seattle Times