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waddle definition

wad·dle (wäd′əl)

intransitive verb waddled -·dled, waddling -·dling

  1. to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side, as a duck does
  2. to move clumsily with a motion like this; toddle

Etymology: freq. of wade

noun

the act of waddling or a waddling gait

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waddle Synonyms

waddle

v.

sway, wiggle, totter; see walk 1.


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waddle Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • away: Just a waddle away from the famous Peabody ducks.

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.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: My least happy memory was two years later, watching her fat butt waddle down the aisle.

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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waddle quotes

Hullo, Polly, my love, can you hear the dumb goose-hiss of the wives as they huddle and peck or flounce at a Thomas waddle away? Who cuddled you when? Which of their gandering hubbies moaned in Milk Wood for your naughty mothering arms and body like a wardrobe, love?

-Thomas, Dylan Marlais

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