waddled; waddling
ˈwäd-liŋ,
ˈwä-dᵊl-iŋ
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
: an awkward clumsy swaying gait
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Examples of waddle in a Sentence
Verb
He waddled down the hallway.
A fat goose waddled across the yard.
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Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Oregon waddling around with a Big Ten swagger would be dangerous.
—J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
This week, Warner said some recovering sea lions are waddling back toward the ocean, and calls about other sick marine mammals have decreased.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
This spring, Freda strolled up the Garners' driveway with 11 ducklings waddling behind her.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 June 2023
As some Canada geese waddled nearby, Russell considered the disparities between these two roles.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
Pokémon Day 2023, showed a blissful, sandy beach with a Psyduck waddling along the shore.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Feb. 2023
Beavers waddled the Texas coastal plain at least 22 million years ago and are found through most of eastern Texas today.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
Long after the Lakers locker room has cleared out, the smallest player on the team waddles toward his locker.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 June 2021
Looking at a waddle of penguins, our sense is of hundreds of automata with roughly interchangeable personalities, and thus no personalities at all.
—Mark Changizi, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2011
The show includes a waddle of penguins, a mischievous garden of flowers, a drag queen, and other fanciful characters.
—oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2022
Jayden — who had grown thickset, with curly black hair and a pigeon-toed waddle — needed new socks and sippy cups.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022
Draw on the waddle and snood with red and orange markers.
—Meaghan Murphy, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
Jango likes to walk around with a waddle, letting his thick coat sway back and forth.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2022
General manager Chris Grier had to appreciate seeing Waddle’s celebratory waddle a week ago and Phillips’ celebratory sack somersault the next.
—Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2021
Rodents missing a functional RORB gene waddle like ducks.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 25 Mar. 2021
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Verb
Besides all the bald eagles flying overhead, the steep rock walls and the towering fir trees, there are ospreys catching fish, geese waddling on the beach and Big Horn sheep at our lunch spot.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Oregon waddling around with a Big Ten swagger would be dangerous.
—J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
This week, Warner said some recovering sea lions are waddling back toward the ocean, and calls about other sick marine mammals have decreased.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
This spring, Freda strolled up the Garners' driveway with 11 ducklings waddling behind her.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 June 2023
As some Canada geese waddled nearby, Russell considered the disparities between these two roles.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
Pokémon Day 2023, showed a blissful, sandy beach with a Psyduck waddling along the shore.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Feb. 2023
Beavers waddled the Texas coastal plain at least 22 million years ago and are found through most of eastern Texas today.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
Long after the Lakers locker room has cleared out, the smallest player on the team waddles toward his locker.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
Noun
That’s a polite way of saying waddle.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 June 2021
Looking at a waddle of penguins, our sense is of hundreds of automata with roughly interchangeable personalities, and thus no personalities at all.
—Mark Changizi, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2011
The show includes a waddle of penguins, a mischievous garden of flowers, a drag queen, and other fanciful characters.
—oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2022
Jayden — who had grown thickset, with curly black hair and a pigeon-toed waddle — needed new socks and sippy cups.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022
Draw on the waddle and snood with red and orange markers.
—Meaghan Murphy, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
Jango likes to walk around with a waddle, letting his thick coat sway back and forth.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2022
General manager Chris Grier had to appreciate seeing Waddle’s celebratory waddle a week ago and Phillips’ celebratory sack somersault the next.
—Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2021
Rodents missing a functional RORB gene waddle like ducks.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 25 Mar. 2021
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