- present participle of totter.
tottering
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In a speech aimed at steadying his tottering premiership on Monday, Sir Keir said "incremental change won't cut it" as he promised to "face up to the big challenges" the country faced.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
But just as the left-hander was getting going, Starc pounced again, trapping him lbw for 21 to leave England tottering on 33-2.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
He regularly held Saturday morning sessions with experts on the tottering Soviet empire and led the George H.W.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
The singer’s sweeping eyeliner, tottering heels and disheveled beehive are still instantly recognizable, 13 years after her death.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
In Mercerism, an absolute evil plucked at the threadbare cloak of the tottering, ascending old man, but it was never clear who or what this evil presence was.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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