losing footing
- slippingLosing footing unintentionally
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- trippingLosing balance walking
- fallingMoving downward freely
- slidingMoving smoothly across surface
unsteady · wobbling · teetering · balance · grip · traction · ice · wet · unstable · tumbling · staggering · lurching · skidding · misstep · clumsy · precarious · vertigo · scrambling
- Unsteady Motionshake, vibrate, vibration, tremor, oscillating
physical stability
losing footingsure-footed
Steady and balanced
rooted · anchored · grounded · digging in · planted firmly
metaphorical position/status
losing footinggaining ground
Making steady headway
gaining traction · building momentum · advancing · taking hold · making headway