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totter

tot·ter

totter

 
 
pronunciation:
ta tr
part of speech: verb
inflections: totters, tottering, tottered
definition 1: to sway or rock as if about to fall.
Grandpa tottered as he walked down the stairs.
similar words:
falter, lurch, stagger, stumble, sway, wobble
definition 2: to be shaky or not steady.
The company is tottering on the edge of failure.
similar words:
hang