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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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RELATED WORDS

totter, wobble, toddle, wiggle, sway, shuffle, rock

Nearby words

wadai, waddenzee, waddesdon manor, wadding, waddington, waddle, waddy, wade, wade in, wade-giles system, wader

Origin of waddle

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

Related forms

wad·dler, nounwad·dling·ly, adverbwad·dly, adjectiveun·wad·dling, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for waddled

waddle

/ (ˈwɒdəl) /

verb (intr)

to walk with short steps, rocking slightly from side to side

noun

a swaying gait or motion

Derived Forms

waddler, nounwaddling, adjectivewaddly, adjective

Word Origin for waddle

C16: probably frequentative of wade
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