"titubant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɪtəbənt/ [UK, US], /ˈtɪt͡ʃəbənt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-titubant.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more titubant [comparative], most titubant [superlative]
Etymology: From French titubant, present participle of tituber, from Latin titubāre (“falter”), present active infinitive of titubō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|titubant}} French titubant, {{der|en|la|titubāre||falter}} Latin titubāre (“falter”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} titubant (comparative more titubant, superlative most titubant)
  1. stumbling, staggering; with the movement of one who is tipsy Synonyms (stumbling, staggering): lurching, reeling, staggering, stumbling, unsteady, vacillating Related terms: titubate, titubation Translations (stumbing, staggering): titubant (Catalan), titubejant (Catalan), horjuva (Finnish), titubāns (Latin)
    Sense id: en-titubant-en-adj-6B3I28WO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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