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waddle

[ wod-l ]
/ ˈwɒd l /
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verb (used without object), wad·dled, wad·dling.
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.
noun
an act or instance of waddling, especially a waddling gait.
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Origin of waddle

1350–1400; Middle English; see wade, -le; compare German watteln

OTHER WORDS FROM waddle

waddler, nounwad·dling·ly, adverbwaddly, adjectiveun·wad·dling, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for waddle

waddle
/ (ˈwɒdəl) /

verb (intr)
to walk with short steps, rocking slightly from side to side
noun
a swaying gait or motion

Derived forms of waddle

waddler, nounwaddling, adjectivewaddly, adjective

Word Origin for waddle

C16: probably frequentative of wade
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