tottering
adjective
tot·ter·ing
ˈtä-tə-riŋ 
1
a
: being in an unstable condition
a tottering building
b
: walking unsteadily
2
: lacking firmness or stability : insecure
a tottering regime
totteringly
adverb
Examples of tottering in a Sentence
after the accident, she was only able to take a few tottering steps at a time
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“Tottering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tottering. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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