Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb totter
3 senses of totter
Sense 1
totter -- (move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table")
=> rock, sway, shake -- (move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet")
Sense 2
toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddle -- (walk unsteadily; "small children toddle")
=> walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")
Sense 3
teeter, seesaw, totter -- (move unsteadily, with a rocking motion)
=> move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")