doddering

1. 1.

   mentally or physically infirm with age

   “his mother was doddering and frail”

   Synonymsdodderygagasenile

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Questions about doddering

What does doddering mean?

doddering means "mentally or physically infirm with age".

How many syllables are in doddering?

doddering has 3 syllables: dod-de-ring. The stress falls on "dod". In IPA it is /ˈdɑdɚɪŋ/.

What is another word for doddering?

Close synonyms include doddery, gaga, senile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is doddering a common word?

doddering is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.