/ Dictionary / Index T totter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tot•ter Pronunciation: (tot'ur), [key] — v.i. to walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness. to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall: The tower seemed to totter in the wind. The government was tottering. to shake or tremble: a load that tottered. —n. the act of tottering; an unsteady movement or gait. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: totter (Thesaurus) Totten trust tottering Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language