Meaning

2 senses
  1. To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.

    watscheln, patschen

    ковыля́тьkovyljátʹ, идти́ шата́ясьidtí šatájasʹ, идти́ неве́рной похо́дкойidtí nevérnoj poxódkoj

    walk unsteadily, with short steps

  2. To walk or travel in a carefree manner.

    There he was, just toddling along.

    schlendern, flanieren, trullern

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The neighbor's baby has started toddling about.

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  2. The neighbor's baby has started to toddle.

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  3. If my baby sees a cat, he will toddle over to it as fast as he can.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
walk unsteadily:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
walk unsteadily:
to walk in a carefree manner:

Origin

Of unknown origin. Possibly a byform of totter.

Of unknown origin. Possibly a byform of totter.

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Forms

toddles, toddling, toddled, toddled
Base formtoddle · to toddle
3rd person singulartoddles
Present participletoddling
Past simpletoddled
Past participletoddled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytoddle
he, she, ittoddles

Past simpleLesson

all personstoddled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave toddled
he, she, ithas toddled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill toddle

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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