toddle
verb (used without object)
to move with short, unsteady steps, as a young child.
toddled
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past participleof toddle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof toddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
toddleverb (used without object)to move with short, unsteady steps, as a young child.
Example Sentences
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My brother’s lungs were formed in West Louisville, where he toddled on plump baby legs toward all the people who loved him.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
And so every weekday morning, a stream of little research subjects toddled off of a school bus, into the lab.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
Eighteen-month-old Mykola clutched his mother’s finger as he toddled up the hallway of the national children’s hospital in Kyiv, his still-unsteady legs eager to keep up with his desire to walk.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The door to the visitation room swung open, and a boy not more than 3 feet tall toddled behind his mom and big siblings, bundled in a big winter jacket.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
As Penelope and the Incorrigibles watched, the woman toddled down the street in happy communion with her canine companion, who now rode contented and collarless in her purse.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
