walk+unsteadily

  • 11reel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sway, stagger, waver; spin, wheel. See agitation, rotation. reel off II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spool, bobbin, windlass, spindle, wheel, wound strip, roll of film. v. Syn. sway, stagger, lurch, weave …

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  • 12totter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shake, tremble, rock, reel, waver; falter, stumble, stagger. See oscillation, weakness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be near falling] Syn. shake, rock, careen, lurch, quake, tremble, seesaw, teeter,… …

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  • 13Daddle — Dad dle (d[a^]d d l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Daddled}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Daddling}.] [Prob. freq. of dade.] To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Daddled — Daddle Dad dle (d[a^]d d l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Daddled}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Daddling}.] [Prob. freq. of dade.] To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Daddling — Daddle Dad dle (d[a^]d d l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Daddled}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Daddling}.] [Prob. freq. of dade.] To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man; hence, to do anything slowly or feebly. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16rachitis — Rickets Rick ets, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.] (Med.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged… …

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  • 17Rickets — Rick ets, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.] (Med.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and… …

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  • 18falter — I. verb (faltered; faltering) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to walk unsteadily ; stumble b. to give way ; totter < …

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  • 19stumble — I. verb (stumbled; stumbling) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect stumle to stumble Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to fall into sin or waywardness b. to make an error ; blunder …

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  • 20Mercalli intensity scale — Part of a series on earthquakes Types Foreshock&#160;• Aftershock&#160;• Blind thrust Doublet&#160;• Interplate&#160;• …

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