To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be
unsteady; to stagger; as,an old man totters with age.
1. To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include. "Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all." Cowper. The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion. W. Irving. 2. To suck up; to dr...