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tottering

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

    "The baby tottered from the table to the chair."

  2. To be on the brink of collapse.

  3. To collect junk or scrap.

Synonymsreel, stagger, sway, teeter, toddle
noun
  1. The movement of one who totters.

Synonymsprecarious, rickety, shaky, unsafe, unstable, unsteady
adjective
  1. Unsteady, precarious or rickety.

  2. Unstable, insecure or wobbly.

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