waddle
To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to sideTo walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.
» The ducks are waddling around the pond.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.
watscheln
ходи́ть вразвалкуxodítʹ vrazvalku, перева́ливатьсяpereválivatʹsja
ходити перевальцемxodyty perevalʹcem
walk unsteadily, with short steps
(intransitive)To move slowly.
Examples
10 sentencesThe ducks are waddling around the pond.
Very fat people waddle when they walk, though few of them realize it.
Tom waddled like a penguin.
Quacking excitedly, she waddled up to me and ate the worm out of my hand.
deAufgeregt quakend kam sie auf mich zugewatschelt und fraß mir den Wurm aus der Hand.
She pulled herself out of the water and waddled along the sand at the edge of the creek.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wadelen, frequentative form of waden, equivalent to wade + -le. ComparFrom Middle English wadelen, frequentative form of waden, equivalent to wade + -le. Compare Saterland Frisian wuttelje (“to waddle”), Old High German wadalōn (“to roam; wander”), Middle High German wadelen, wedelen (“to wander; rove”), German wedeln (“to waggle”).
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Forms
waddles, waddling, waddled, waddledSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons 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