Shudder vs Totter - What's the difference?
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To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
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Shudder is a related term of totter.
As nouns the difference between shudder and totter
is that shudder is a shivering tremor while totter is an unsteady movement or gait.As verbs the difference between shudder and totter
is that shudder is to shake nervously, as if from fear while totter is to walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.shudder
English
Synonyms
* (shivering tremor ): jiggle, quake, rumble, quiver * (frisson ): shiver, quiver, tingle, thrillSynonyms
* (shake nervously ): palpitate, shiver, shake, quake * (vibrate jerkily ): flutter, jiggle, shake, wiggleSee also
* judderReferences
totter
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Verb
(en verb)Subtle effects, passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter , slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.}}
