to coggle
- verb
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tambalearse
- After her surgery, she began to coggle across the living room, supported by her daughter.
Examples
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The puppy tried to coggle toward its mother, legs wobbling with every step.
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The toddler coggled as he tried to walk.
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Elderly men sometimes coggle down the street on cold, slippery mornings.
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She coggles when she gets tired.
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After her surgery, she began to coggle across the living room, supported by her daughter.
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The puppy tried to coggle toward its mother, legs wobbling with every step.
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Elderly men sometimes coggle down the street on cold, slippery mornings.
Synonyms
129
1.6
To trip or lose balance while walking and almost fall
40
3.8
To move or shake unsteadily from side to side
32
5.7
To move or stand in an unsteady way while rocking back and forth
22
4.1
To walk with short steps and a clumsy side to side movement like a duck
18
5.4
To move in a clumsy, confused way
16
4.6
To move in an unsteady way as if about to fall
11
4.8
To walk in an unsteady way as if about to fall
7
4.2
To move with short unsteady steps like a child learning to walk
4
7.9
To walk awkwardly while dragging your feet
4
8.4
To walk in a slow, unsteady way because of old age or weakness
4
5.6
To move or lean in a way that looks like it might fall
To walk with small, unsteady steps
To move unsteadily while rolling from side to side
To move unsteadily from side to side
Antonyms
How Unsteady
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word coggle is easy to remember if you think of a loose cog, a gear tooth that slips and makes a machine 'wobble'. So, to coggle is to move or walk unsteadily, like something about to fall.