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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Martin's other daughter, Kelly Fretwell, said her mother had "waddled" when she walked, had a limp, arthritis and had undergone two hip replacements.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
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
When he waddled out of the water during a recent feeding, it took just a handful of steps before Santangelo was backed up against the wall of the enclosure.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
He was short and waddled like most kings.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
