waddle
verb (used without object)
to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
had been waddling
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past perfect progressiveof waddle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Weakened ankles were a post-pregnancy problem for U.S. high jumper Chaunte Lowe, competing at her fourth games, because “I had been waddling for so many months.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2016
