duckwalk
duckwalk · duckwalks · duckwalked · duckwalking
To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed…To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.
(intransitive)To walk while squatting.
Origin
From duck + walk, from its resemblance to the awkward waddle of a duck.From duck + walk, from its resemblance to the awkward waddle of a duck.
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Forms
duckwalks, duckwalking, duckwalked, duckwalked| Base form | duckwalk · to duckwalk |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | duckwalks |
| Present participle | duckwalking |
| Past simple | duckwalked |
| Past participle | duckwalked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.