Meaning

1 senses
  1. To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.

    tattern

    трясти́сьtrjastísʹ

More definitions
  • walk unsteadily, with short steps

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
shake or tremble:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
shake or tremble:

Origin

Early 17th century, variant of dialectal dadder, from Middle English daderen (“to quake, t

Early 17th century, variant of dialectal dadder, from Middle English daderen (“to quake, tremble”), ultimately from the root of dither. Compare Norwegian dudra (“to tremble”).

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Forms

dodders, doddering, doddered, doddered
Base formdodder · to dodder
3rd person singulardodders
Present participledoddering
Past simpledoddered
Past participledoddered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydodder
he, she, itdodders

Past simpleLesson

all personsdoddered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave doddered
he, she, ithas doddered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dodder

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

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