toddle (redirected from toddling)

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.

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toddle [ˈtɒd^əl]

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]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

toddle - walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" coggle, dodder, waddle, 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"

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 off → se marchó
we must be toddling → es hora de irnos
so I toddled round to see him → así que fui a visitarle

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toddle [ˈtɒd^əl] vi [child] → faire ses premiers pas

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toddle

vi

(child) → wackelnd laufen; the little boy toddled into the room → der 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 toddle → an die Luft gehen

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toddle [ˈtɒdl] vi (child) to toddle in/out → entrare/uscire a passettini (fam) (adult) he toddled off → se n'è andato camminando tranquillamente

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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 （小孩学步时）蹒跚行走

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 学步的小孩