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totter
English
Etymology
From Middle English totren, toteren, from earlier *tolteren (compare dialectal English tolter (“to struggle, flounder”); Scots tolter (“unstable, wonky”)), from Old English tealtrian (“to totter, vacillate”), from Proto-Germanic *taltr?n?, a frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *talt?n? (“to sway, dangle, hesitate”), from Proto-Indo-European *del-, *dul- (“to shake, hesitate”). Cognate with Dutch touteren (“to tremble”), Norwegian dialectal totra (“to quiver, shake”), North Frisian talt, tolt (“unstable, shaky”). Related to tilt.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t?t?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?t??t?/
- Rhymes: -?t?(r)
Verb
totter (third-person singular simple present totters, present participle tottering, simple past and past participle tottered) (intransitive)
- To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
- (figuratively) To be on the brink of collapse.
- (archaic) To collect junk or scrap.
Synonyms
- (move unsteadily): reel, teeter, toddle, stagger, sway
Derived terms
- teeter-totter
- totterer
- tottergrass
- tottering
- totteringly
- tottersome
- tottery
Translations
Noun
totter (plural totters)
- An unsteady movement or gait.
- (archaic) A rag and bone man.
Translations
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throb
English
Etymology
From Middle English throbben; possibly of imitative origin.
Pronunciation
- enPR: thr?b, IPA(key): /???b/
- Rhymes: -?b
Verb
throb (third-person singular simple present throbs, present participle throbbing, simple past and past participle throbbed)
- (intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- (intransitive) To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm.
- (intransitive, of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
Derived terms
- throbbingly
Translations
Noun
throb (plural throbs)
- A beating, vibration or palpitation.
Derived terms
- throbber
- throbby
- heartthrob
Translations
Anagrams
- Borth, broth
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