waddle

¹wad·dle

intransitive verb \ˈwä-d^əl\

wad·dledwad·dling \ˈwäd-liŋ, ˈwä-d^əl-iŋ\

Definition of WADDLE

1

: to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side

2

: to move clumsily in a manner suggesting a waddle

— wad·dler \ˈwäd-lər, ˈwä-d^əl-ər\ noun

Examples of WADDLE

1. He waddled down the hallway.
2. A fat goose waddled across the yard.

Origin of WADDLE

frequentative of wade

First Known Use: 1592

Related to WADDLE

Synonyms

careen, dodder, lurch, reel, teeter, totter, stagger

Related Words

rock, roll, seesaw, swag, sway, waver, weave, wobble (also wabble); barge, blunder, clomp, clump, flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, stamp, stomp, stumble, tramp, tromp

Rhymes with WADDLE

coddle, model, noddle, swaddle, toddle, twaddle

²waddle

noun

Definition of WADDLE

: an awkward clumsy swaying gait

First Known Use of WADDLE

1691

Rhymes with WADDLE

model, toddle, twaddle