walk+unsteadily
71slither — slithery, adj. /slidh euhr/, v.i. 1. to slide down or along a surface, esp. unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute. 2. to go or walk with a sliding motion: The snake slithered across the… …
72stagger — staggerer, n. /stag euhr/, v.i. 1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. 2. to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight. 3. to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized… …
73stumble — stumbler, n. stumblingly, adv. /stum beuhl/, v., stumbled, stumbling, n. v.i. 1. to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily: to stumble down a dark passage. 3. to… …
74totter — 1. noun /ˈtɒtə,ˈtɑːtɚ/ a) an unsteady movement or gait b) A rag and bone man. 2. verb /ˈtɒtə,ˈtɑːtɚ/ a) To walk,move or …
75stagger — stag|ger1 [ˈstægə US ər] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: stacker to stagger (13 19 centuries), from Old Norse stakra, from staka to push ] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over = ↑stumble ▪ He managed to… …
76teeter — tee|ter [ˈti:tə US ər] v [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: titter [i] to move unsteadily (14 20 centuries)] 1.) to stand or walk moving from side to side, as if you are going to fall ▪ She teetered along in her high heeled shoes. 2.) be teetering on the… …
77totter — tot|ter [ˈtɔtə US ˈta:tər] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from a [i]Scandinavian language] 1.) to walk or move unsteadily from side to side as if you are going to fall over ▪ Lorrimer swayed a little, tottered, and fell. 2.) if a political… …
78stagger — [[t]stæ̱gə(r)[/t]] staggers, staggering, staggered 1) VERB If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. [V adv/prep] He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over... He was staggering …
79toddler — [[t]tɒ̱dlə(r)[/t]] toddlers N COUNT A toddler is a young child who has only just learned to walk or who still walks unsteadily with small, quick steps …
80stagger — verb 1》 walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. ↘ continue in existence or operation uncertainly: the treasury staggered from one crisis to the next. 2》 astonish or shock. 3》 spread over a period of time. 4》 arrange (objects or parts)… …
