Titubate

//ˈtɪtjʊbeɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To stagger obsolete
2
To rock or roll, like a curved body on a plane. obsolete
3
To stutter, stammer.
"They must let us alone here, we govern ourselves, we are by way of being totally autonomous. (The plethora of t’s there made his tongue titubate, but it was a brave show.)"

Example

"They must let us alone here, we govern ourselves, we are by way of being totally autonomous. (The plethora of t’s there made his tongue titubate, but it was a brave show.)"

Etymology

From Latin titubatus, past participle of titubare (“to stagger, totter”).

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