waddle

ˈwɒdəl

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of waddle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

walking stylewalk with short steps and a swaying motion

The duck waddled across the lawn to the pond..

sway

toddle

Noun

duck-like walkawkward, swaying walk of a duck or similar bird

The duck's waddle amused the children at the park..

stagger

sway

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awkward, swaying walk of a duck or similar bird

Origin of waddle

Middle English, wadelen (to sway)

Examples of waddle in a sentence

Penguins waddle when they move on land.
The penguin's waddle was endearing to watch.
His waddle made everyone laugh at the costume party.

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French:se dandiner, dandinement, ...
German:watscheln, Watschelgang, ...
Italian:dondolare, andatura d'anatra, ...
Spanish:andar como un pato, andar de pato, ...
Portuguese:cambalear, andar de pato, ...
Chinese:摇摇摆摆地走, 摇摆的步态, ...
Japanese:よちよち歩く, よちよち歩き, ...
Arabic:مَشَى مُتَثَاقِلًا, مَشْيَة البَطَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְדַדּוֹת, הֲלִיכַת בַּרְוָז, ...
Russian:ковылять, переваливание, ...
Ukrainian:перевальцем ходити, перевальчаста хода, ...
Hindi:डगमगाते हुए चलना, डगमगाहट, ...
Bengali:দুলে দুলে হাঁটা, হাঁসের মতো হাঁটা, ...
Catalan:balancejar-se, caminar d'ànec, ...
Czech:kolébat se, kolébavá chůze, ...
Danish:vralte, andegang, ...
Dutch:waggelen, waggel, ...
Greek:περπατώ κουνιστά, βάδισμα πάπιας, ...
Hungarian:totyogni, tipegés, ...
Khmer:ដើរយោលខ្លួន, ដំណើរទ្រេតទ្រោត, ...
Korean:뒤뚱거리다, 뒤뚱거림, ...
Persian:اردک‌وار راه رفتن, تلوتلو خوردن, ...
Polish:człapać, człapanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):cambalear, andar de pato, ...
Romanian:a legăna, legănare, ...
Swedish:vagga, vaggande gång, ...
Thai:เดินต้วมเตี้ยม, การเดินโซเซ, ...
Turkish:paytak yürümek, paytak yürüyüş, ...
Vietnamese:đi lạch bạch, dáng đi lạch bạch, ...

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