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Meanings of tottering on in English

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Usage of tottering on in English
1
But the head of your old commander is tottering on his shoulders.'
Napoleon and Blücher: An Historical Novel
2
Amidst destitution and want, they are tottering on the verge of the grave.
American Scenes, and Christian Slavery / A Recent Tour of Four T...
3
For some time I stood tottering on the mound regardless of my safety.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
4
There was one brief moment in which he stood tottering on his feet.
Love Stories
5
Meanwhile, his landscaping business is tottering on the edge of bankruptcy.
The Irish Times
6
A terrible blow had been struck and Reason was tottering on her throne.
The Master Mystery
7
So ASOS's shares are still tottering on an uncomfortably high multiple.
Reuters
8
In walked this tiny woman, tottering on enormous heels, scarlet lipstick, looking incredible.
The Guardian
9
A couple of grinning idiots there teeter- tottering on the edge of those steps!
Further adventures
10
The former was tottering on the brink of the grave.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 / A Magaz...
11
Clearly, I was tottering on the far edge of exhaustion.
A dark matter
12
I had no intention of tottering on my own heels in my own office.
The incumbent
13
Mrs Churchward was tottering on the verge of a faint.
Anno Dracula
14
It was like she was tottering on four-inch stilettos now.
True blue
15
You are enfeebled, a crone, toothless, tottering on a stick.
A Chair on the Boulevard
16
But these two old misers who are already tottering on the edge of the grave--
Branded
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common