"titubate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈtɪtjʊbeɪt/ Forms: titubates [present, singular, third-person], titubating [participle, present], titubated [participle, past], titubated [past]
Etymology: From Latin titubatus, past participle of titubare (“to stagger, totter”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|titubatus}} Latin titubatus Head templates: {{en-verb}} titubate (third-person singular simple present titubates, present participle titubating, simple past and past participle titubated)
  1. (obsolete) To stagger Tags: obsolete Translations (to stagger): залитам (zalitam) (Bulgarian), titubar (Catalan), titubejar (Catalan), horjua (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-titubate-en-verb-vNRHaArx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 10 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 16 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 63 8 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 58 9 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 9 33 Disambiguation of 'to stagger': 96 1 3
  2. (obsolete) To rock or roll, like a curved body on a plane. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-titubate-en-verb-R5sD8QtV
  3. To stutter, stammer. Translations (to stutter): заеквам (zaekvam) (Bulgarian), titubar (Catalan), titubejar (Catalan), änkyttää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-titubate-en-verb-2t7juXTG Disambiguation of 'to stutter': 7 1 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: titubation

Inflected forms

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