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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pán shān
"老人蹒跚着走过马路。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move in a feeble, unsteady way, as if about to fall.
"The toddler took a few steps and began to totter across the room." - 2
To rock or shake as if about to collapse.
"The old wooden bridge started to totter under the heavy weight of the truck."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'totteren', of Germanic origin, related to Old Norse 'totra' (to tremble) and dialectal German 'tuddeln'. Historically used to describe unsteady, trembling movements, it has evolved to signify both literal physical instability and metaphorical decline.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Totter" is said worldwide
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chanceler
Transliteration: shɑ̃səle
"Il a commencé à chanceler après avoir bu."
wanken
Transliteration: vaŋkən
"Der Betrunkene begann auf der Straße zu wanken."
vacillare
Transliteration: vatʃilˈlare
"Le sue gambe cominciarono a vacillare per la stanchezza."
tambalearse
Transliteration: tambaleˈarse
"El edificio empezó a tambalearse durante el terremoto."
trambelhar
Transliteration: tɾɐ̃beˈʎaɾ
"Ele começou a trambelhar de cansaço."
लखखराना
Transliteration: lakhkharana
"कमजोरी के कारण उसके पैर लड़खड़ाने लगे।"
蹒跚
Transliteration: pán shān
"老人蹒跚着走过马路。"
비틀거리다
Transliteration: biteulgeorida
"그는 술에 취해 비틀거렸다."
よろよろする
Transliteration: yoroyoro suru
"疲れて足元がよろよろした。"
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