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Definition of 'dodder'

Word Frequency

dodder in British 1

(ˈdɒdə )
verb (intransitive)
1. 
to move unsteadily; totter
2. 
to shake or tremble, as from age
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Derived forms
dodderer (ˈdodderer)
  noun
doddery (ˈdoddery)
  adjective
Word origin of 'dodder'
C17: variant of earlier dadder; related to Norwegian dudra to tremble
Word Frequency

dodder in British 2

(ˈdɒdə )
noun
any rootless parasitic plant of the convolvulaceous genus Cuscuta, lacking chlorophyll and having slender twining stems with suckers for drawing nourishment from the host plant, scalelike leaves, and whitish flowers
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Word origin of 'dodder'
C13: of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German dodder, Middle High German toter
Word Frequency

dodder in American 1

(ˈdɑdər ; dädˈər)
verb intransitive
1. 
to shake or tremble, as from old age
2. 
to be unsteady; totter
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'dodder'
ME daderen, akin to OE dyderian, to confuse, delude, MDu doten, dote < IE *dheudh-, to whirl in confusion, shake (> Gr thysanos, fringe) < base *dheu-; see dull
Word Frequency

dodder in American 2

(ˈdɑdər ; dädˈər)
noun
any of a genus (Cuscuta) of parasitic plants of the morning-glory family, lacking leaves, roots, and chlorophyll, but having special suckers for drawing nourishment from the host
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'dodder'
ME doder < Late OE dodder < same base as dodder1: akin to dial. dodder, quaking-grass & Ger dotter, egg yolk

Example sentences containing 'dodder'

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I don't think Evan Jones will ever dodder even if he does stutter. Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE

Synonyms of 'dodder'

totter, shake, stagger, sway
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Trends of 'dodder'

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Nearby words of 'dodder'

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