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to waddle
01
to walk with short, clumsy steps and a swaying motion from side to side, typically as a result of being overweight or having short legs
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
waddle
3rd person singular
waddles
Present participle
waddling
Past simple
waddled
Past participle
waddled
Examples
The penguin waddled across the ice, its flippers outstretched for balance.
Waddle
01
a way of walking characterized by short steps and a side-to-side tilting of the body
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
waddles
Examples
He had a noticeable waddle after carrying the heavy load.
