totters
Walks off balance
Totters is the third-person singular form of totter, meaning to move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
A child learning to walk totters; an elderly person with a cane totters toward the door.
The word suggests weakness, imbalance, or precariousness: The economy totters on the edge of recession.
She totters in her high heels.
Prone to sudden change
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- dangerousApt to cause harm
perilous · hazardous · treacherous · volatile · touch-and-go · dicey · critical · delicate
Flaw in one's nature
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- collapsingFalling inward suddenly
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
faltering · waning · declining · decaying · eroding · disintegrating · regime · empire
unstable
Prone to sudden change
dangerous · perilous · hazardous · treacherous · volatile · touch-and-go · dicey · critical · delicate · fragile
baby
Very young child
waddle · patter · learning · nursery · childhood · cruising · developmental
failing
Flaw in one's nature
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- collapsingFalling inward suddenly
- weakeningBecoming less strong
deteriorating · faltering · waning · declining · decaying · eroding · disintegrating · regime · empire · institution
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
tottersstrides
Extended, confident steps
marches · steadies · holds steady · stabilizes · stands fast
- teeter totterPivoting playground board