toddled

past tense of toddle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddled
Verb
  • On Halloween of 2022, just weeks into the new school year, senior Ehni Ler Htoo was making his way through the halls of Proctor High School in Utica, New York, when a fellow student lurched at him from behind, repeatedly plunging a 9-inch hunting knife into his back.
    Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Roth approached the man — later identified as 29-year-old Gustavo Rojas — and his heart lurched.
    April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So why might Longbow succeed while others have floundered?
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The booster catches have been one of the bright spots for the Starship program as progress on the rocket's upper stage floundered.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The teams have stumbled for different reasons.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
  • While another woman stumbled on a leather handbag only to find something incredible inside—a ring with an 18k hallmark and beautiful gemstone.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The earthquake shook at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter approximately 10 miles south of Trona.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Jean’s father crossed to Wole, shook his hand firmly.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Toddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddled. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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