totter
tot|ter /t'ɒtər/ (totters tottering tottered)
1 [VERB] V prep/adv
If someone totters somewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example because they are ill or drunk.
He tottered to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table...
2 [VERB] V, V-ing
If something such as a market or government is tottering, it is weak and likely to collapse or fail completely.
The property market is tottering.
...further criticism of the tottering government.
1 [VERB] V prep/adv
If someone totters somewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example because they are ill or drunk.
He tottered to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table...
2 [VERB] V, V-ing
If something such as a market or government is tottering, it is weak and likely to collapse or fail completely.
The property market is tottering.
...further criticism of the tottering government.