TITUBATE

Etymology

Verb

titubate (third-person singular simple present titubates, present participle titubating, simple past and past participle titubated)

(obsolete) To stagger

(obsolete) To rock or roll, like a curved body on a plane.

To stutter, stammer.

Source: Wiktionary


Tit"u*bate, v. i. Etym: [L. titubatus, p.p. of titubare to stagger, totter.]

1. To stumble. [Obs.]

2. To rock or roll, as a curved body on a plane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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