to waddle
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4.1
- verb
- /ˈwɑːdəl/
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tambalearse
- Alfie and Stevie waddled inside, with circus elf Jake not far behind.
I need to like slowly waddle my way to maintain bladder control.
- I need to like slowly waddle my way to maintain bladder control.
- So it means you can actually waddle around like a toddler throwing these windmills.
- I saw a video of a sea lion waddling up some rocks, and it got me thinking.
- Your kids are doing this and I'll waddle over.
- She waddles over to the side of the vehicle and asks me if I have a lighter.
- Frank going to his place of work, watching his ex employer waddle down the corridor and into the main work area of WM Corporation.
- And as real life creeps in, those narcissists will waddle on over to the Internet.
- Did the Penguin ever go back just so waddled off?
- He doesn't clear both of our plates had dinner and he's like walk he's waddling out of the restaurant and he's like, this is bullying.
Examples
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I glanced over at the fountain and the ducks that were waddling around, quacking.
Fiction book (1992) -
By the time Pete waddled into work, it was often as late as three or three-thirty.
Fiction book (1995) -
There were ducks in the pond, and she watched one waddle up onto the bank.
Fiction book (1990) -
Pete was on his feet again, waddling back and forth in front of the bed.
Fiction book (1995) -
The line moved again, and the woman ahead of Shirl waddled forward, pulling the child after her.
Fiction book (1993) -
Caroline Dawson, still wearing her red suit, waddled in front of Arch, Julian, and me out to the kitchen.
Fiction book (1993) -
Dolores Farley nodded and waddled away, puffing a little as she pushed the door open.
Fiction book (1993) -
All muddy and pumpkinless, the boy scrambled to his feet, waddling desperately toward the gully.
Fiction book (1992) -
The toddler began to waddle across the playground, his arms outstretched for balance.
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After the injury, she had to waddle to the car to avoid putting too much pressure on her leg.
Synonyms
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1.0
To move on foot at a normal speed
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3.8
To walk by dragging your feet along the ground
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4.8
To walk in an unsteady way as if about to fall
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4.2
To move with short unsteady steps like a child learning to walk
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5.0
An unsteady way of walking as if about to fall
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7.9
To walk awkwardly while dragging your feet
To move unsteadily from side to side
To move unsteadily while rolling from side to side
To walk with an awkward, relaxed bounce
To walk in a wobbly way as if about to fall
To walk with small, unsteady steps
How Clumsy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word waddle comes from a simple image of birds taking short, clumsy steps—people copied the duck's side-to-side walk. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine that movement, so to waddle is 'to walk with short steps and a swaying motion'.