waddle (Meaning)

Wordnet

waddle (n)

walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other

Wordnet

waddle (v)

walk unsteadily

Webster

waddle (v. i.)

To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles.

Webster

waddle (v. t.)

To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through it.

waddle Sentence Examples

  1. The penguins waddled across the icy shoreline, their bellies scraping against the ground.
  2. The ducklings waddled clumsily after their mother, their tiny feet paddling in the mud.
  3. The injured goose waddled slowly towards the pond, its wings dragging behind it.
  4. The emperor penguin waddled majest ically through the icy waters, its chest puffed out.
  5. The walrus waddled onto the beach, its enormous body lumbering forward.
  6. The baby geese waddled excitedly around the pond, their feathers ruffled and coated in mud.
  7. The children waddled through the shallow pool, their legs splashing in the water.
  8. The overweight woman waddled down the street, her arms swinging heavily by her sides.
  9. The king penguin waddled up to the female, its black and white chest puffed out proudly.
  10. The toddlers waddled hand-in-hand across the playground, their small legs carrying them forward.

FAQs About the word waddle

walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other, walk unsteadilyTo walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other

stagger, lurch, shuffle, weave, totter, careen,stomp, reel, roll, stumble

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The penguins waddled across the icy shoreline, their bellies scraping against the ground.

The ducklings waddled clumsily after their mother, their tiny feet paddling in the mud.

The injured goose waddled slowly towards the pond, its wings dragging behind it.

The emperor penguin waddled majest ically through the icy waters, its chest puffed out.