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1 waddle
1. intransitive verb 2. noun* * *['wodl] 1. verb(to take short steps and move from side to side in walking (as a duck does): The ducks waddled across the road; The fat old lady waddled down the street.) watscheln2. noun(a clumsy, rocking way of walking.) das Watscheln* * *wad·dle[ˈwɒdl̩, AM ˈwɑ:d-]I. vi watscheln* * *['wɒdl]1. nWatscheln nt2. viwatscheln* * *A v/i watschelnB s watschelnder Gang, Watschelgang m, Watscheln n* * *1. intransitive verb 2. noun* * *v.watscheln v. n.watschelnder Gang m.
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Waddle — Wad dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waddling}.] [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. w[ae]dlian to beg, from wadan to go. See {Wade}.] To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waddle — [wäd′əl] vi. waddled, waddling [freq. of WADE] 1. to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side, as a duck does 2. to move clumsily with a motion like this; toddle n. the act of waddling or a waddling gait waddler n … English World dictionary
waddle — (v.) to walk with short steps, 1590s, frequentative of WADE (Cf. wade). Related: Waddled; waddling. The noun is recorded from 1690s … Etymology dictionary
waddle — ► VERB ▪ walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion. ► NOUN ▪ a waddling gait. ORIGIN perhaps related to WADE(Cf. ↑wade) … English terms dictionary
waddle — UK [ˈwɒd(ə)l] / US [ˈwɑd(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms waddle : present tense I/you/we/they waddle he/she/it waddles present participle waddling past tense waddled past participle waddled to walk with short steps that make your body move… … English dictionary
waddle — wad|dle [ˈwɔdl US ˈwa:dl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: wade] to walk with short steps, with your body moving from one side to another used especially about people or birds with fat bodies and short legs waddle off/down/over etc ▪ Half a dozen… … Dictionary of contemporary English
walk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ramble, stroll, promenade, wander, saunter, travel(on foot), march, parade, tramp, hike, constitutional (inf.); path[way]; gait, carriage, tread, pace, step; calling, occupation; sphere, province,… … English dictionary for students
waddle — I. intransitive verb (waddled; waddling) Etymology: frequentative of wade Date: 1592 1. to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side 2. to move clumsily in a manner suggesting a waddle • waddler noun II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
waddle — verb (I) to walk with short steps, swinging from one side to another like a duck (+ along/around etc): Julie came waddling up the path, eight months pregnant. waddle noun (singular) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
waddle — [ˈwɒd(ə)l] verb [I] to walk with short steps that make your body move from side to side waddle noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
waddle — /ˈwɒdl / (say wodl) verb (i) (waddled, waddling) 1. to walk with short steps and swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck. 2. to move with a similar movement. –noun 3. the act of waddling; a waddling gait. {frequentative of wade} –waddler …