toddle
verb (used without object)
to move with short, unsteady steps, as a young child.
toddling
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present participleof toddle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Elsa is now just over one year old and is toddling and bright.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
These are exactly what they sound like: reels of A.I.–rendered babies dressed in cute little costumes, with giant eyes and smiling mouths, toddling down a runway.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
The players’ kids toddling around the locker room receive the lesson as soon as possible.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
His power is not merely confined to his toddling whimsy or our longstanding friendship with him.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2024
With Geak toddling after us, Chou and I and the other children work in the gardens and do menial labor in the village.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
