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waddle

American  
[wod-l] / ˈwɒd l /

verb (used without object)

waddled, waddling

  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

  1. an act or instance of waddling, especially a waddling gait.

waddle British  
/ ˈwɒdəl /

verb

  1. to walk with short steps, rocking slightly from side to side

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a swaying gait or motion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unwaddling adjective
  • waddler noun
  • waddling adjective
  • waddlingly adverb
  • waddly adjective

Etymology

Origin of waddle

1350–1400; Middle English; wade, -le; compare German watteln

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