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BNC: 21207 COCA: 17765

waddle

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
waddle /ˈwɑːdl̟/ verb
waddles; waddled; waddling
waddle
/ˈwɑːdl̟/
verb
waddles; waddled; waddling
Learner's definition of WADDLE
[no object]
: to walk with short steps while moving from side to side like a duck(鸭子似的)蹒跚行走,摇摆地走

— waddle

noun [singular]
BNC: 21207 COCA: 17765

waddle

1 of 2

verb

wad·​dle ˈwä-dᵊl How to pronounce waddle (audio)
waddled; waddling
ˈwäd-liŋ,
ˈwä-dᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce waddle (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side
2
: to move clumsily in a manner suggesting a waddle
waddler
ˈwäd-lər
ˈwä-dᵊl-ər How to pronounce waddle (audio)
noun

waddle

2 of 2

noun

: an awkward clumsy swaying gait

Example Sentences

Verb He waddled down the hallway. A fat goose waddled across the yard.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Then came the coaching staff as the last to waddle off, the 2021-22 season officially brought to an unspectacular close at 7:19 p.m. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022 In Tepetitán, a community of a couple thousand people where chickens often waddle around freely and fishermen dock their boats in a river running through town, residents say that the president has not forgotten them. Leila Millerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2022 The penguin jump-a-roo, along with the rest of her physical therapy, helped Rosie go from a penguin who couldn't walk independently to a social bird that likes to waddle around the aquarium visiting her friends in less than two years. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 15 Feb. 2022 Serious cyclists in padded shorts and bike shoes waddle through the patio after a long ride, as freelancers on laptops shift from chagaccinos to draft beers. New York Times, 24 Jan. 2022 The Cincinnati Zoo invites you to waddle with the penguins now through February 18th every Friday – Sunday. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2022 Looking out toward the ocean, a half dozen miniature tuxedoed creatures emerge from the surf and waddle up the beach, their wings flapping in the air. Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2021 Dungeness crabs and Maine lobsters waddle around in shallow pools reminiscent of the educational touch pools at aquariums. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021 These flightless tuxedoed birds waddle across land like infants taking their first steps. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2021
Noun
Jango likes to walk around with a waddle, letting his thick coat sway back and forth. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2022 General manager Chris Grier had to appreciate seeing Waddle’s celebratory waddle a week ago and Phillips’ celebratory sack somersault the next. Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2021 Rodents missing a functional RORB gene waddle like ducks. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 25 Mar. 2021 Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2020 Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2020 Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2020 Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2020 This one-step-forward-two-steps-back waddle, however, wasn't confined to the playoffs; the entire season was a string of stop signs after green lights. Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

frequentative of wade

First Known Use

Verb

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1691, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of waddle was in 1592
BNC: 21207 COCA: 17765

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