dodder
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Synonyms for dodder
Synonyms: Verb
careen, lurch, reel, stagger, teeter, totter, waddle
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Examples of dodder in a Sentence
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was doddering down the walk outside the nursing homeRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Television may be a dinosaur in the Internet epoch, but a dinosaur is a very big thing, and television is a mighty if doddering T. rex. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "Among the Chimps," 28 July 2019 Her old coot of a husband doddered over to see what the trouble was. — George Saunders, The New Yorker, "Little St. Don," 19 Feb. 2016 The good news is that doddering Frank and meek little Mary come to life when needed most. — David Coddon, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'How the Other Half Loves' ingenious and fab at North Coast Rep," 15 Apr. 2018 Wednesday’s rate cut comes as both inflation and economic growth remain lower than policy makers would like as Brazil dodders out of its longest recession on record. — Paulo Trevisani, WSJ, "Brazil’s Central Bank Cuts Benchmark Rate to Record Low 7%," 6 Dec. 2017 Michael Dale Brown’s doddering yet bombastic Henry is ever the grand master thespian steeped in Shakespeare and the classics, spewing flowery speech. — Eric Marchese, Orange County Register, "Small-scale revival highlights timeless nature of ‘Fantasticks’ in Costa Mesa," 11 Apr. 2017 Cathleen Fuller provides yeoman service with her handful of lines in the role of Evelyn, Esme’s mother-in-law, who is gripey and suspicious in the first scene, doddering in the second, and comatose in a wheelchair for the entirety of the third. — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, "Review: ‘Amy’s View’ slings social commentary but staging is uneven," 22 May 2017 Pribyl, as a sadistic ex-military officer who furiously beats his servant and heaps abuse on a doddering older relative (Kipp Moorman), all with a maniacal glee and a glint in his eye that’s already gone around the bend toward crazy. — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "American Players Theatre turns to farce with 'A Flea in Her Ear'," 1 July 2017 The defense sought to portray the gang as pill-popping, doddering old men, with ailments such as diabetes and bladder-control problems, who had engaged in a nonviolent folly. — Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, "3 Found Guilty of Aiding $20 Million London Theft JAN. 14, 2016," 9 Mar. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dodder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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