titubate

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)

1. (obsolete) To stagger
2. (obsolete) To rock or roll, like a curved body on a plane.
3. 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

Verb

titubate

1. second-person plural present indicative of titubare
2. second-person plural imperative of titubare
3. feminine plural of titubato

Anagrams

• buttiate

Verb

titubāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of titubō