walk+unsteadily

  • 81stagger — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over (+ away/into/down etc): The old man staggered drunkenly to his feet. | Marcus came staggering through the door with his groceries. 2 (transitive usually… …

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  • 82totter — verb (I) 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 system or organization totters, it becomes less strong and is likely to stop working …

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  • 83hobble — v 1. limp, hitch, walk lamely; shuffle, shamble, drag one s feet; halt, pause, hesitate; toddle, dodder, falter, move unsteadily; totter, stagger, weave, reel. 2. hopple, trammel, fetter, shackle, gyve; chain, tether, hitch, picket, stake out;… …

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  • 84limp — I v 1. hobble, hitch, walk lamely; totter, dodder, toddle, stagger, seesaw, move unsteadily, teeter; falter, halt, pause, hesitate; shuffle, shamble, drag one s feet. 2. crawl, creep, inch, drag, move slowly. n 3. hobble, hitch, jerk,… …

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  • 85lumber — I n 1. timber, logs, boards, planks; wood, hardwood, softwood; siding, wallboard, clapboard; beam, post; lath, strip of wood. 2. jumble, heap, mass, agglomeration, bunch, mess, huddle; medley, hash, patchwork, olla podrida, olio, gallimaufry,… …

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  • 86shamble — I n II v shuffle, drag one s feet, walk clumsily, hobble, limp, hitch, halt, pause, hesitate; toddle, dodder, falter, move unsteadily, totter …

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  • 87stand — I UK [stænd] / US verb Word forms stand : present tense I/you/we/they stand he/she/it stands present participle standing past tense stood UK [stʊd] / US past participle stood *** 1) a) [intransitive] to have your body in an upright position… …

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  • 88slither — slith•er [[t]ˈslɪð ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to move or walk with a sliding motion, as a snake 2) to slide down or along a surface, esp. unsteadily, from side to side 3) to cause to slither or slide 4) a slithering movement; slide • Etymology: 1150–1200;… …

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  • 89stagger — stag•ger [[t]ˈstæg ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to walk, move, or stand unsteadily 2) to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument 3) to waver or hesitate, as in purpose or resolve 4) to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady 5) to astonish or shock …

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  • 90stumble — stum•ble [[t]ˈstʌm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall 2) to walk or go unsteadily 3) to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, esp. a sinful one 4) to proceed in a… …

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