dodder
5 synonyms for dodder, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To tremble or shake while moving, especially as with old age or in a young child; to totter.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English daderen ("to quake, tremble"). Compare Norwegian dudra ("to tremble").
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