tottering
Definitions
Verb
- Move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
- Walk unsteadily
- Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "tottering".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tottering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | towering | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | muttering | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | lettering | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | uttering | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | teetering | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | puttering | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | littering | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | stuttering | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | trotting | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | totter | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | totten | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | toting | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | toeing | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | otting | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | torturing | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | otterbein | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | osterling | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | nattering | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | mothering | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | loitering | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 97
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Success! Concord friends break teeter-totter world record — and made people smile
Jul 10, 2021 East Bay Times
Jul 10, 2021 East Bay Times
The great Kolkata Metro tragedy—forever tottering between intention & execution
Feb 2, 2026 ThePrint
Feb 2, 2026 ThePrint
I totter along, says King as he jokes about getting older at palace garden party
May 13, 2026 The Independent
May 13, 2026 The Independent
Audrey Totter, Femme Fatale of ’40s Film Noir, Dies at 95 (Published 2013)
Dec 17, 2013 The New York Times
Dec 17, 2013 The New York Times

