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waddled
[
wod
-l
]
Origin
wad·dle
/
ˈwɒd
l
/
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wod
-l
]
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verb,
-dled,
-dling,
noun
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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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
wade
,
-le
;
compare
German
watteln
Related forms
wad·dler,
noun
wad·dling·ly,
adverb
wad·dly,
adjective
un·wad·dling,
adjective
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Word Origin & History
waddle
"to walk with short steps," 1592, frequentative of
wade
. The noun is recorded from 1691.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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