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
A fuzzy, freckled gull chick emerged from a bayberry bush, stared curiously at me as if it had spotted a Martian, and then waddled back to its hiding place.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Jennifer Jackson, nanny to 21-month-old Wade Bracht, kept a careful eye on the toddler, who waddled in his stylish brown cowboy boots, exploring every corner of the play area.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
I waddled like a duck through the deep snow.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
