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toddle

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tod·dle  (tdl)
intr.v. tod·dled, tod·dling, tod·dles
1. To walk with short, unsteady steps.
2. To walk leisurely; stroll.
n.
An unsteady gait.

[Origin unknown.]

toddle [ˈtɒdəl]
vb (intr)
1. to walk with short unsteady steps, as a child does when learning to walk
2. (foll by off) Jocular to depart
3. (foll by round, over, etc.) Jocular to stroll; amble
n
the act or an instance of toddling
[C16 (Scottish and northern English): of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.toddletoddle - walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"
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"
Translations
toddle [ˈtɒdl] VI
1. (= begin to walk) → empezar a andar, dar los primeros pasos; (= walk unsteadily) → caminar sin seguridad
2. (= go) → marcharse; (= stroll) → dar un paseo; (= depart) (also toddle off) → irse, marcharse
he toddled offse marchó
we must be toddlinges hora de irnos
so I toddled round to see himasí que fui a visitarle

toddle [ˈtɒdəl] vi [child] → faire ses premiers pas

toddle
vi
(child)wackelnd laufen; the little boy toddled into the roomder kleine Junge kam ins Zimmer gewackelt
(inf: = walk) → gehen; (= leave: also toddle off) → abzwitschern (inf); well, I’d better be toddling (off)ich zwitschere wohl besser mal ab (inf); could you just toddle down to the shops and …könntest du mal zu den Geschäften runtergehen und …
n (inf) to go for a toddlean die Luft gehen

toddle [ˈtɒdl] vi (child) to toddle in/outentrare/uscire a passettini (fam) (adult) he toddled offse n'è andato camminando tranquillamente
toddle [ˈtɒdl] vi (child) to toddle in/outentrare/uscire a passettini (fam) (adult) he toddled offse n'è andato camminando tranquillamente

toddle
v toddle [ˈtodl]
(especially of a very young child) to walk unsteadily The child is toddling. loop onstabiel يَدْرُج، يَمْشي بِخُطى قَصيرَةً щапукам batolit se stolpre omkring watscheln πρωτοπερπατώ, αρκουδίζω dar los primeros pasos tatsama, paterdama تاتی کردن taapertaa trottiner לְהַלֵך בִּצעָדִים קְטָנִים ठुमकना, गिरते-पड़ते चलना gegati (se), nesigurno hodati totyog belajar berjalan vappa, kjaga sgambettare, trotterellare よちよち歩く 아장아장 걷다 netvirtai eiti, strapinėti nedroši spert soļus; čāpot bertatih-tatih waggelen stabbe rundt kroczyć niepewnie, dreptać andar com passo trôpego a se poticni; a învăţa să meargă учиться ходить; ковылять batoliť sa racati nesigurno hodati tulta, stulta (เด็กเล็ก ๆ ) เดินเตาะแตะ tıpış tıpış yürümek (小孩學步時)蹣跚行走 вчитися ходити ننھي چال چلنا đi chập chững
n toddler
a very young child (who has just begun to be able to walk). peuter طِفْل في بدايَة المَشْي дете, което прохожда batole tumling kleines Kind νήπιο niño que comienza a andar väike paterdis کودک نوپا taapero bambin/-ine פָּעוֹט ठुमक malo dijete (tek prohodalo) kis totyogó anak kecil smábarn bambino (ai primi passi) よちよち歩きの子 유아 kas strapinėja, mažylis, pradedantis vaikščioti bērns, kas sāk staigāt kanak-kanak sedang bertatih-tatih dreumes smårolling criança que começa a andar copilaş care în­vaţă să meargă) ребёнок, начинающий ходить batoľa racajoč otrok detence tulta, knatte เด็กวัยหัดเดิน yeni yürümeye başlayan çocuk 學步的小孩 дитина, яка починає ходити بچے کي چال đứa trẻ chập chững biết đi


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When he got to be old enough to begin to toddle about and say broken words and get an idea of what his hands were for, he was a more consummate pest than ever.
It is a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies just beginning to toddle and to engage in conscious mischief--a beauty with which you can never be angry, but that you feel ready to crush for inability to comprehend the state of mind into which it throws you.
Presently she slipped from his knee and began to toddle about, but with a pretty stagger that made Silas jump up and follow her lest she should fall against anything that would hurt her.
 
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