totter to one's feet

totter to one's feet
totter to one's feet
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  • walk — 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,… …   English dictionary for students

  • shake — 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 …   Universalium

  • shake — [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 …  

  • falter — 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 …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • linger — 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 …   English dictionary for students

  • shuffle — 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 …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • toddle — 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 …   English dictionary for students

  • shamble — verb I hear Mr. Billings shambling down the hall Syn: shuffle, drag one s feet, lumber, totter, dodder; hobble, limp …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • hobble — v 1. limp, hitch, walk lamely; shuffle, shamble, drag one s feet; halt, pause, hesitate; toddle, dodder, falter, move unsteadily; totter, stagger, weave, reel. 2. hopple, trammel, fetter, shackle, gyve; chain, tether, hitch, picket, stake out;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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