adjective. ['ˈtɑːtɝɪŋ'] unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age.
adjective. ['ˈtɑːtɝɪŋ'] (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse.
1. Verb, gerund or present participle The losses aren’t just rare species or birds that had already been tottering on the brink of extinction.
