Tottered vs Pottered - What's the difference?
tottered | pottered |
(totter)
To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
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, title= (archaic) To collect junk or scrap.
(potter)
One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
* 1961 , J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês'' of Plato," ''Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association , vol. 92, p. 453,
(idiomatic, biblical) God, the creator.
* 1611. Old Testament , King James Version, Isaiah 64:8,
* 1978. Old Testament , New International Version, Isaiah 64:8,
One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
One who pots meats or other eatables.
One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
The (red-bellied terrapin), .
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(obsolete) To poke repeatedly.
(British) To act in a vague or unmotivated way.
(British) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often (potter about), (potter around))
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As verbs the difference between tottered and pottered
is that tottered is (totter) while pottered is (potter).tottered
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(head)totter
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(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.}}
Synonyms
* (move unsteadily) teeter, toddle, swaypottered
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*potter
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) pottere, from late (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- shoemakers, weavers, potters , bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life.
- But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter ; and we are the work of thy hand.
- O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter ; we are all the work of thy hand.
- (De Quincey)