waddle
verb (used without object)
to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
waddled
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past participleof waddle.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 waddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
waddleverb (used without object)to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
Example Sentences
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Play, a four-year-old French bulldog, waddled down the street in Noho.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
A flock of brown pelicans waddled back into the wild on Wednesday morning, survivors of Southern California’s latest toxic algal bloom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
Frederik got the nickname “Pingo” because of an episode when his wetsuit was filled with water and he waddled like a penguin, he said in a 2010 interview with Danish public broadcaster DR.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
As she waddled around the soundstage during production with her prosthetic baby bump, she knew the stakes were high, she said.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
The demon Idiptu took off his bowler hat as he waddled in on his thick bowed legs.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
