to totter to one's feet
1totter — [tät′ər] vi. [ME toteren, prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. totra, to quiver, shake] 1. a) to rock or shake as if about to fall; be unsteady b) to be on the point of failure or collapse 2. to be unsteady on one s feet; stagger n. an unsteady… …
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3walk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ramble, stroll, promenade, wander, saunter, travel(on foot), march, parade, tramp, hike, constitutional (inf.); path[way]; gait, carriage, tread, pace, step; calling, occupation; sphere, province,… …
4shake — shakable, shakeable, adj. /shayk/, v., shook, shaken, shaking, n. v.i. 1. to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 2. to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 3. to become dislodged and fall (usually fol. by off …
5shake — [c]/ʃeɪk / (say shayk) verb (shook, shaken, shaking) –verb (i) 1. to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 2. to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 3. to fall (down, off, etc.) by such motion: sand shakes off readily. 4. to …
6falter — v 1. hesitate, waver, hover, hang in the balance, vacillate, oscillate; fluctuate, blow hot and cold, alternate, go back and forth between; be undecided, Inf. straddle the fence, dilly dally, shilly shally; hem and haw, delay, waste time, trifle …
7linger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. delay, dally, loiter, dawdle, poke; remain, persist. See lateness, durability, slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To go reluctantly] Syn. tarry, stay, wait, saunter, lag, trail, hesitate, delay, plod …
8shuffle — verb 1) they shuffled along the passage Syn: shamble, drag one s feet, totter, dodder 2) she shuffled her feet Syn: scrape, drag, scuffle, scuff 3) he shuffled the cards …
9toddle — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. waddle, stalk, wobble; see walk 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. falter, totter, be unsteady on one s feet …
10shamble — verb I hear Mr. Billings shambling down the hall Syn: shuffle, drag one s feet, lumber, totter, dodder; hobble, limp …