What it means
- (verb) To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall. “The baby tottered from the table to the chair.”
- (verb) To be on the brink of collapse.
- (verb) To collect junk or scrap.
- (noun) The movement of one who totters.
- (adjective) Unsteady, precarious or rickety.
- (adjective) Unstable, insecure or wobbly.
Letter analysis
- Tottering contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
Sub-words
- trotting
- rotting
- totting
- goiter
- goitre
- gotten
- ignore
- orient
- region
- rotten
- titter
- toeing
- tonier
- toting
- totter
- goner
- groin
- inert
- ingot
- inter
- intro
- niter
- otter
- reign
- tenor
- tiger
- tinge
- toner
- torte
- trite
- ergo
- gent
- girt
- gone
- gore
- grin
- grit
- into
- iron
- nite
- note
- ogre
- rein
- rent
- ring
- riot
- rite
- rote
- tent
- tern
- tier
- tine
- ting
- tint
- tire
- tiro
- tone
- tong
- tore
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with TOT
- tot
- total
- totaled
- totaling
- totalitarian
- totalitarianism
- totalitarians
- totalities
- totality
- totalled
- totalling
- totally
- totals
- tote
- toted
- totem
- totemic
- totems
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Words ending with ING
Common questions
What does Tottering mean?
To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
How many letters are in Tottering?
Tottering has 9 letters.
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