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doddered

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Definition of doddered

past tense of dodder

as in staggered

to move forward while swaying from side to side was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home

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The funding document stated that the funding would be staggered and tied to different stages of the project, such as the official announcement of filming in Madrid, the start of shooting, and that Madrid had to appear in the film’s title.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Darwin, by then forty-nine and not in the greatest health, was staggered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

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