tottering
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معنی فارسی
لرزان متزلزل
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the verb 'totter' + '-ing'. First known use in the 16th century.
مثال
- The tottering old man needed assistance.
- The tottering building was a safety hazard.
- She made her way down the stairs in a tottering fashion.
ترکیبهای رایج
Tottering steps Tottering walk Tottering manner Tottering state
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age “a tottering skeleton of a horse” “a tottery old man”
- (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse “a tottering empire”