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doddering

/ˈdɒdərɪŋ/

/ˈdɑːdərɪŋ/

dodderingadjective

more doddering

Comp.

most doddering

Super.

/ˈdɒd.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈdɑː.dɚ.ɪŋ/

Translations

дряхлый

The doddering old man struggled to climb the stairs.

Дряхлый старик с трудом поднимался по лестнице.

Additional translations

шаткий

Definitions

Shaky or trembling, typically due to old age or frailty.

The doddering old man slowly made his way across the room, leaning heavily on his cane.

Synonyms

dodderingnoun

dodderings

/ˈdɒd.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈdɑː.dɚ.ɪŋ/

Gerundial noun meaning the act or state of doddering; typically uncountable.

Definitions

The act or state of moving unsteadily or trembling, especially owing to age or frailty.

His constant doddering annoyed the impatient nurse.

Synonyms

dodderverb

doddering

Gerund

doddered

Past Simple

doddered

Past Participle

doddering

Gerund

/ˈdɒdə/

/ˈdɑːdər/

Translations

дрожать

The old man began to dodder as he walked across the room.

Старик начал дрожать, когда шел через комнату.

Additional translations

пошатываться

Definitions

To tremble or totter, typically because of old age.

The elderly man doddered across the room, his steps unsteady.

Synonyms

doddernoun

Definitions

A parasitic plant of the genus Cuscuta, which has slender, twining stems and lacks chlorophyll, relying on host plants for nutrients.

The farmer was concerned about the dodder infestation in his alfalfa field.

dodderadjective

Definitions

Attributive. Relating to, consisting of, or infested with the parasitic plant dodder (genus Cuscuta).

Farmers must remove dodder stems before the crop turns into dodder seed contamination.