waddle
verb (used without object)
to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
is waddling
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present progressiveof waddle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A friendly dragon is waddling along the sun-drenched centre of Swindon, smiling at passers-by.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Jake Ballard of the Giants may not look like a deep threat when he is waddling down the field, but he averages 15.9 yards per catch.
From Newsweek ● Dec. 13, 2011
Laughing, she says she thinks she is waddling like the comedian Tim Conway.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gait is waddling like that of a duck, the trunk lurching from one side to the other with each step.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Some years later a certain power of movement is acquired, but the gait is waddling and clumsy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
