Roleset totter.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "stand unsteadily":

Roles:

Arg1:thing tottering

Examples:

person: third tense: past aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


poor John (-)
After a round of Mary's skull-splitting cocktails, John was tottering like a baby.
Argm-TMP:	After a round of Mary's skull-splitting cocktails
Arg1:	John
REL:	tottering
Argm-MNR:	like a baby

Roleset totter.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "move unsteadily":

Roles:

Arg1:thing tottering

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: gerund


WSJ waxes eloquent (-)
Inexplicably costumed as a rabbinical student, *trace* tottering around on lifts, Mr. Shicoff hardly seemed the fellow to catch a fancy cocotte's eye.
REL:	[ tottering] [ around]
ArgM-MNR:	on lifts
Arg1:	*trace* -> Mr. Shicoff