toddled; toddling
ˈtäd-liŋ,
ˈtä-dᵊl-iŋ
1
: to walk with short tottering steps in the manner of a young child
2
: to take a stroll : saunter
toddle
noun
Examples of toddle in a Sentence
The little boy toddled across the room.
I toddled off to the pub for a pint.
She toddled off to bed.
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Presently, my then-one-year-old son toddled into the room and proceeded to smear his sticky hands all over the walls of our den.
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Tagovailoa was not quite 3 and toddling around Ewa Beach, Hawaii, at the time.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Presently, my then-one-year-old son toddled into the room and proceeded to smear his sticky hands all over the walls of our den.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Tagovailoa was not quite 3 and toddling around Ewa Beach, Hawaii, at the time.
—Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
The video, a short clip of Marley toddling around with the balloon bouncing above him quickly resonated with viewers.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for toddle
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“Toddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toddle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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