waddle - use in sentences

Modifying Another Word

  • away: Just a waddle away from the famous Peabody ducks.
  • back: At night I would waddle back to my room, fattened up once more to face the coming week.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: However, once your baby manages his first unaided steps, it usually only takes a few days before he starts to waddle around.
  • over: He could waddle over to the printer to bring back your documents.
  • off: Dish is empty, waddles off, settles down, then nods off!
  • out: We defy you to waddle out of Yakitoria without a smile on your face.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: My least happy memory was two years later, watching her fat butt waddle down the aisle.
  • up: If you're a competent hillwalker, please don't just waddle up the aptly named tourist route!

Preposition: like

  • duck: He has a ridiculous gait ( waddles like a duck )!
  • penguin: Getting up carefully, I waddled like a penguin to the loo only to find the door locked.

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