as in to stagger
to move forward while swaying from side to side
the duck waddled back into the water we watched the penguins waddle over the ice together
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Recent Examples of waddle
Seven sea lions waddled off a boat and into their newfound home in the Pacific Ocean this morning after being rehabilitated by SeaWorld San Diego's rescue team.
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Kate Murphy, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Sure, there are cute ducks waddling around the encampment, but the groaning wind, dense forest, and unyielding mountains summon the series’ long-standing specter of pagan mysticism, as if the area were ruled by old gods who see the Wiskayok high-schoolers not as survivors but trespassers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
What better person than Musk, who is known for championing efficiency, to bring some fiscal responsibility to the fat, waddling cash cow known as college football.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
There’s a pastoral serenity to the place, with geese waddling in a line and sheep and cows grazing, but Munir continues to carry his sadness like a heavy burden.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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Kate Murphy, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Sure, there are cute ducks waddling around the encampment, but the groaning wind, dense forest, and unyielding mountains summon the series’ long-standing specter of pagan mysticism, as if the area were ruled by old gods who see the Wiskayok high-schoolers not as survivors but trespassers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
What better person than Musk, who is known for championing efficiency, to bring some fiscal responsibility to the fat, waddling cash cow known as college football.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
There’s a pastoral serenity to the place, with geese waddling in a line and sheep and cows grazing, but Munir continues to carry his sadness like a heavy burden.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waddle
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Their deployments were staggered over about 15 minutes, with each satellite relying on its own timed separation mechanism.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
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Perhaps the gorilla has a chance if its opponents were staggered, in a series of one-on-one battles until one of the men defeats the great ape.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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His unsteady performance has left markets lurching from one crisis to another, and his contempt for tradition continues to rattle both Washington institutionalists and Wall Street investors.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Many young people then in high school may not have lost so much faith in institutions; some may not have lurched so dramatically to the political right.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2025
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Tomato plants naturally weave in and out of the support system.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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Read on for more hotels that are woven into the very fabric of their destinations.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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Dina Tomczak, the school’s athletic director, tottered into her office having barely slept.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The nation is tottering on the edge of dictatorship.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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In recent months though, and as the weather’s picked up, another style of jeans has been shuffling their way onto our moodboards.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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No more shuffling through your wallet for cash or a credit card.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Waddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waddle. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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