Lewis & Short

tĭtŭbātĭo, ōnis, f. [titubo], a staggering, wavering.

  1. I. Lit.: in ipsā ebrietate, Sen. Ep. 95, 16: linguae, i. e. stammering, Macr. S. 7, 6 med.; cf. the preced. art.
  2. II. Trop.: titubatio aut offensio, Auct. Her. 2, 8, 12; Cic. Inv. 2, 12, 41; Hier. de Cain et Abel, 1, 5, 19.