waddle

wad·dle

 (wŏd′l)

intr.v. wad·dled, wad·dling, wad·dles

1. To walk with short steps that tilt the body from side to side.

2. To walk heavily and clumsily with a pronounced sway.

n.

A swaying gait: the waddle of ducks.

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[Frequentative of wade.]

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wad′dler n.

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waddle

(ˈwɒdəl)

vb (intr)

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

n

a swaying gait or motion

[C16: probably frequentative of wade]

ˈwaddler n

ˈwaddling adj

ˈwaddly adj

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wad•dle

(ˈwɒd l)

v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.i.

1. to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side in the manner of a duck.

2. to move in any similar, slow, rocking manner; wobble.

n.

3. a waddling gait.

[1350–1400; Middle English; see wade, -le]

wad′dler, n.

wad′dly, adj.

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waddle

Past participle: waddled
Gerund: waddling

Imperative

waddle

waddle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	waddle - walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; "ducks walk with a waddle" gait - a person's manner of walking
Verb	1.	waddle - walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" coggle, dodder, toddle, totter, paddle walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

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waddle

verb shuffle, shamble, totter, toddle, rock, stagger, sway, wobble a fat woman waddling down the street

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Translations

تَمايُليَتَمايَل

kolébat

vraltevralten

Watscheln

vaappua

dandiner

kacsázáskacsázik

kjagvappa, kjaga

camminare ondeggiando

krypavimaskrypuoti

gāzelēšanāsgāzelētiesiet gāzelēdamies

vaggevaggingvraltevralting

badi badi yürümebadi badi yürümek

摇摇摆摆地走蹒跚蹒跚而行

waddle

[ˈwɒdl]

A. N → andares mpl de pato
to walk with a waddle → andar como un pato

B. VI → andar como un pato
she waddled over to the window → fue andando como un pato a la ventana
to waddle in/out → entrar/salir andando como un pato

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waddle

[ˈwɒd^əl] vi

[duck] → se dandiner
to waddle past → passer en se dandinant

[large person] → se dandiner

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waddle

n → Watscheln nt; to walk with a waddle → einen watschelnden Gang haben

vi → watscheln

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waddle

[ˈwɒdl] vi → camminare come una papera
to waddle in/out → entrare/uscire camminando come una papera

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waddle

(ˈwodl) verb

to take short steps and move from side to side in walking (as a duck does). The ducks waddled across the road; The fat old lady waddled down the street. waggel يَتَمايَل патешка походка cambalear kolébat se watscheln vralte περπατώ σαν πάπια anadear, andar como un pato tatsama اردك وار راه رفتن vaappua dandiner לְהַלֵך כְּבַרווָז बतख की तरह चलना gegati kacsázik berjalan gontai vappa, kjaga camminare よたよた歩く 어기적어기적 걷다 krypuoti gāzelēties; iet gāzelēdamies berjalan seperti itik, berjalan terkedek-kedek waggelenvagge, vralte iść kołysząc się په زنګدو تلل، ځنګيدل، انډى كيدل، كوږووږ تلل: كوږ ووږ تګ andar bamboleando-se a merge legănându-se; a se clătina переваливаться kolísať sa racati gegati se vagga [som en anka] เดินเป๋ไปเป๋มา badi badi yürümek 搖搖擺擺地走, 蹣跚而行 ходити перевальцем جھومتےاور چھوٹے چھوٹے قدم رکھتے ہوءے چلنا đi lạch bạch 摇摇摆摆地走，蹒跚而行

noun

a clumsy, rocking way of walking. waggel تَمايُل непохватен cambaleando kolébavost das Watscheln vralten άχαρα κουνιστό περπάτημα andar de pato (mareado) tatsamine قدم اردك وار vaappuminen dandinement הַליִכַת בַּרווָז बत्तख की तरह चाल gegati se kacsázás jalan gontai kjag (andatura dondolante) よたよた歩き 어기적어기적 걷기 krypavimas gāzelēšanās cemerkap sewaktu berjalan waggelende gang vagging, vralting kaczy chód كوږ ووږ تګ andar de pato mers legănat; clătinare походка вразвалку kolísavosť, kolísavá chôdza racanje geganje vaggande gång การเดินเป๋ไปเป๋มา badi badi yürüme 蹣跚 хода перевальцем مستانہ چال dáng đi lạch bạch 蹒跚

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wad·dle

n. marcha tambaleante, andar anserino.

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