titubate
English
Etymology
Latin titubatus, past participle of titubare (“to stagger, totter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɪtjʊbeɪt/
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
- 1993: They must let us alone here, we govern ourselves, we are by way of being totally autonomous. (The plethora of t’s there made his tongue titubate, but it was a brave show.) — Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford
Related terms
- titubation
Translations
to stagger
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to stutter
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Italian
Verb
titubate
- second-person plural present indicative of titubare
- second-person plural imperative of titubare
- feminine plural of titubato
Anagrams
- buttiate
Latin
Verb
titubāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of titubō