waddling

Variant of waddle

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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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