toddling

present participle of toddle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddling
Verb
  • The administration’s lurching one way and another with tariffs is another example.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The title track opens the affair by lurching and creeping forward for ten minutes with odd, off-putting lyrics.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His father exists in the world, floundering about and getting high, but the larger and more potent existence that this man has, in your case, is in your stepson’s psyche.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Justin Herbert and company opened at 3-0, then took back-to-back Ls and narrowly escaped the floundering Miami Dolphins.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Footage of a father stumbling around, apparently carrying the headless body of his baby?
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Remaining unclaimed playoff spots The final two playoff spots in the Western Conference are up for grabs, with FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake, the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes all stumbling towards the finish line.
    Tom Bogert, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Toddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddling. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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