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stotter.

To stagger; totter; stumble

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To stagger; totter; stumble

    Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English stoteren (compare also participle Middle English staterand (“staggering; tottering; stumbling”)), a frequentative form of Middle English stoten (“to stumble”), related to Dutch stoten (“to push; bump; butt; stumble against”), German stoßen (“to push; butt; knock; bump”), Icelandic stauta (“to struggle through; pound; grind”).

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