waddle
Use Waddle in a sentence
l verb (used without object)
1.
to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
2.
to move in any similar, slow, rocking manner; wobble: The ship waddled into port.
noun
3.
an act or instance of waddling, especially a waddling gait.
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World English Dictionary
waddle (ˈwɒdəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to walk with short steps, rocking slightly from side to side |
| —n | |
| 2. | a swaying gait or motion |
| [C16: probably frequentative of | |
| 'waddler | |
| —n | |
| 'waddling | |
| —adj | |
| 'waddly | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
waddle
"to walk with short steps," 1592, frequentative of wade. The noun is recorded from 1691.
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Example sentences
Granted, on land-where they seldom are-albatrosses walk with a spatula-footed, head-wagging waddle.
Savvy online kids may be ditching their penguin waddle for a monkey jump.
His left leg arched out a tad to the side as he swung it forward, producing a tipsy waddle.
Their short legs and flat-footed gait makes them appear to waddle when they walk.
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