Dodder

/ˈdɒdə/

Synonyms for "dodder" (44 found)

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Closest matches (9)

agecheat the undertakercowerdeclinefadefail
Verb(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
creep alongcuscuta

Strong matches (13)

get alongget ongrow oldhalthobblelimpquiver
Noun(5 words)
haustorial parasiteparasitic vineplant parasiteprogress slowlyquiver
Verb(1 words)

Related words (22)

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12 entries
Cuscuta campestrisCuscuta europaeaCuscuta reflexacrawlcreepquivershakestaggertottertread lightlytremblewobble

Collocations

11 entries
Cuscuta speciesdoddering gaitflowering plantfrail elderhaustorial connectionholoparasitic planthost plantparasitic vinetrembling handsunsteady gaitunsteady steps

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Yossarian responded to the thought by slipping away stealthily from the police and almost tripped over the feet of a burly woman of forty hastening across the intersection guiltily, darting furtive, vindictive glances behind her toward a woman of eighty with thick, bandaged ankles doddering after her in a losing pursuit.

Source: wiktionary

Their neighbours have been, on one side, an old man who dodders around in his dressing gown talking to himself, and on the other a stand-offish couple who pretend not to understand the Spanish he speaks.

Source: wiktionary

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