dodder

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dodder

An old man dodders along the garden path.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To walk or move in a shaky, unsteady, or trembling manner, typically due to old age or weakness: "dodder" describes the action of moving with a lack of stability, often with small, faltering steps.
    • To shake or tremble, as from age or frailty: It can also refer to a general state of physical shakiness or feebleness.

  2. Noun:

    • A leafless, parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta: "dodder" refers to a type of annual parasitic plant with slender, twining, often yellowish or whitish stems that derive nutrients from host plants.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • The old man began to dodder across the room. (He moved shakily and unsteadily across the room.)
    • Her hands would dodder as she tried to pour the tea. (Her hands trembled feebly while she attempted to pour.)
  • Noun:
    • The field was infested with dodder, which strangled the crops. (The parasitic vine was overrunning the field and harming the plants.)
    • Dodder is a threat to many agricultural plants. (This parasitic plant is dangerous for many farmed crops.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to dodder about/around": to move around in a shaky, feeble, or aimless manner.
    • Since his illness, he can only dodder about the house. (His movement is limited to shaky, unsteady walking inside the house.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Dodderer (n): a person who dodders; someone who is feeble and shaky.
    • The kind nurse helped the old dodderer to his chair.
  • Doddering (adj): shaky, feeble, or senile.
    • He spoke in a doddering voice.
  • Doddery (adj): another adjective form meaning weak and unsteady, especially from age.
    • She is getting quite doddery on her feet.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Totter, teeter, shuffle, falter, tremble, shake.
  • Noun: (For the plant) Love vine, strangleweed, angel's hair.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Dodder along: to proceed in a slow, shaky, unsteady manner.
    • The elderly couple would dodder along the path every morning.
Related Idioms
  • No specific common idioms center solely on the word "dodder." Its usage is typically literal, describing physical movement or the specific plant.
dodder

An old man dodders along the garden path.

Noun
  1. a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
Verb
  1. walk unsteadily
    • small children toddle

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