toddled

verb

past tense of toddle
as in lurched

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  1. lurched
  2. stumbled
  3. tottered
  4. shook
  5. floundered
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  • Adams’ shoulders lurched on the bench, while Richards fell to his knees, dug his afro into the grass, and closed his eyes in pain.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Initial data indicates both of these earthquakes were strike-slip, Magnani said, meaning one plate lurched past the other along the boundary.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Definition of lurched
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  • One day, in Korea, near the Chosin Reservoir, his marine division stumbled into a surprise attack by a hundred thousand Chinese infantry.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Chipmakers have stumbled as some investors are taking profits after strong rallies.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Definition of stumbled
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  • On the floor, waist-high piles of books tottered like miniature leaning towers of Pisa.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Definition of tottered
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  • The confirmation that Batula and Wilson were dating shook the Bravoverse to its core, as that relationship broke some other long-standing friendships.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • The sound of fighter jets on military flyovers shook the nation’s capital.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of shook
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  • But Klug wasn’t sure any individual Democrat could outrun the negative perception that pervades a state where the party has floundered of late.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • That decline has done little to boost a Labour government that has floundered since winning election in July 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Definition of floundered
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