duckwalked; duckwalking; duckwalks
: to walk while in a crouch or full squatting position
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Each member of this crew can recite the five elements of Vogue Femme (catwalk, hands, spins and dips, duckwalk, and floor performance) like clockwork.
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Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 8 July 2022
Another biker appears to suffer a blowout from the effort and duckwalks his bike to the curb, its back tire flopping around on the rim.
—USA TODAY, 10 June 2019
In the show's second half, Šulić and Hauser put their rock swagger on, with Hauser occasionally duckwalking across the stage while harnessed to his electric cello.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2018
As with Pose, there’s an overt educational element, including a crash course in the five elements of voguing: hands, catwalking, duckwalking, floor work, and spins and dips.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 7 June 2018
Who’s judging as the houses of Balenciaga, Lanvin, Mugler, and more spin, dip, and duckwalk it out for top prize?
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2017
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Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 8 July 2022
Another biker appears to suffer a blowout from the effort and duckwalks his bike to the curb, its back tire flopping around on the rim.
—USA TODAY, 10 June 2019
In the show's second half, Šulić and Hauser put their rock swagger on, with Hauser occasionally duckwalking across the stage while harnessed to his electric cello.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2018
As with Pose, there’s an overt educational element, including a crash course in the five elements of voguing: hands, catwalking, duckwalking, floor work, and spins and dips.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 7 June 2018
Who’s judging as the houses of Balenciaga, Lanvin, Mugler, and more spin, dip, and duckwalk it out for top prize?
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2017
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“Duckwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duckwalk. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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