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titubate

/ˈtɪtjʊbeɪt/

titubate verb: to stagger.

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.
    • 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.)1993, Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford

titubate meaning in Urdu

titubate in Urdu

لڑکھڑانا, ٹھوکر کھانا

Forms of titubate

third-person singular presenttitubates
present participletitubating
past participletitubated
pasttitubated

Origin of titubate

From Latin titubatus, past participle of titubare (“to stagger, totter”).

Questions about titubate

What does titubate mean?
Titubate means to stagger.
What is titubate in Urdu?
Titubate in Urdu is لڑکھڑانا, ٹھوکر کھانا. See Titubate meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is titubate?
Titubate is a verb.
How do you pronounce titubate?
Titubate is pronounced /ˈtɪtjʊbeɪt/.
What is the past tense of titubate?
The past tense of titubate is titubated.

Words near titubate in the dictionary

  1. tittytainment
  2. Titu
  3. titubancy
  4. titubant
  5. titubantly
  6. titubate
  7. titubated
  8. titubates
  9. titubating
  10. titubation
  11. titubations

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