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titubate
titubate, v. rare. (ˈtɪtjʊbeɪt) [f. L. tibubāt-, ppl. stem of titubāre to stagger. (See note to titubancy.)] 1. intr. To stagger, reel, totter, stumble; to rock, roll.1575 Laneham Let. (1871) 24 His mare in hiz manage did a littl so titubate, that mooch a doo had hiz manhod to sit in his sadl, & too...
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titubancy
titubancy rare. (ˈtɪtjʊbənsɪ) [ad. rare late L. titubāntia, f. titubāre to titubate.] The condition of being titubant; unsteadiness, tipsiness. (This and allied words all more or less affected.)1800 Coleridge Let. to W. Godwin 3 Mar., Not that..I felt, after I quitted you, any unpleasantness or titu...
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titubant
titubant, a. rare. (ˈtɪtjʊbənt) [ad. L. titubānt-em, pr. pple. of titubāre to titubate.] Staggering, reeling, unsteady; transf. and fig. stammering; rollicking, tipsy; uncertain, hesitating, wavering.1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt v, Sir Oran's mode of progression being very vacillating, indirect, an...
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titubation
titubation rare. (tɪtjʊˈbeɪʃən) [ad. L. titubātiōn-em, n. of action f. titubāre to titubate. So F. titubation (16th c. in Godef. Compl.).] The action of titubating; staggering, reeling, tottering; unsteadiness in gait or carriage, spec. in Path.; fig. faltering, suspense, perplexity, embarrassment; ...
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