waddle
to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
to move in any similar, slow, rocking manner; wobble: The ship waddled into port.
an act or instance of waddling, especially a waddling gait.
Origin of waddle
1Other words from waddle
- waddler, noun
- wad·dling·ly, adverb
- waddly, adjective
- un·wad·dling, adjective
Words Nearby waddle
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How to use waddle in a sentence
As I head back to the car, I look up and watch the old folks slowly waddle to a nearby building for shelter.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens | Jeff Campagna | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat fact can be confirmed by standing on any street corner in any city of the country and watching Americans waddle by.
One of them got a small ear in its bill and started away on a swift waddle with the rest of the flock trailing behind.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurAll the duck-kind waddle; divers and auks walk as if fettered, and stand erect on their tails: these are the compedes of Linnæus.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 | Gilbert WhiteHis very walk, for all his drills, was the ponderous waddle of the stage rustic.
Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front | E. W. Hornung
Very fat people waddle when they walk, though few of them realize it.
How to Analyze People on Sight | Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine BenedictCorey seemed to prick up his ears, and began to waddle rapidly toward the entrance.
Police Your Planet | Lester del Rey
British Dictionary definitions for waddle
/ (ˈwɒdəl) /
to walk with short steps, rocking slightly from side to side
a swaying gait or motion
Origin of waddle
1Derived forms of waddle
- waddler, noun
- waddling, adjective
- waddly, adjective
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