toddling

Definition of toddlingnext
present participle of toddle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddling
Verb
  • These are just some of the most prominent, powerful bootlickers stumbling right now on their own deceit and desperation.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The Russians had made a mistake, with Sikharulidze stumbling out of a double axel.
    Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Now, even that tiny effort is tottering.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Now, even that tiny effort is tottering.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Bitcoin, once touted as digital gold, is floundering as gold and silver rocket to record highs and traders brace for a Federal Reserve game-changer.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That could help a stock that has been floundering as of late.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Natanya complicates her old-school character sketch with cerebral shifts in perspective, affecting each of the voices that accompany a young woman’s drive for success and independence (demanding friends and parents, sexist expectations, her own willpower) in a lurching cascade of melodies.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The midterm blue wave backlash is gathering, with the generic ballot lurching in the Democrats' favor and Trump’s popularity cratering.
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Structure information summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • While Bryant was able to come from behind, the Lady Hornets had a hard time shaking off the Lady Warriors.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sheletta Brundidge ran from her car to give Noir a big, rocking embrace.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Funnyman Will Arnett has been rocking some seriously nice Rollies of late.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Or, maybe, our first night of vigil for Alex Jeffery Pretti, will be a kind of wavering candlelight in the deep, dark moral and ethical power outage that is America, for so many near and far.
    Ed Bok Lee, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • While our pantries were stocked and our resolutions were made, nearly two weeks in, our resolve may be wavering.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Darnold has also found some big-game redemption after faltering for the Minnesota Vikings late in the season last year.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • And his retribution campaign—faltering to this point, to be sure—targeted the chairman of the Federal Reserve, who is now the subject of a Justice Department investigation.
    Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Toddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddling. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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