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waddle

wad·dle [ wódd'l ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle wad·dled, present participle wad·dling, 3rd person present singular wad·dles)
Definition:
 
walk with side-to-side gait: to walk with short steps while causing the body to tilt slightly from one side to the other, especially because of having short legs and being overweight



noun  (plural wad·dles)
Definition:
 
gait like duck's: a way of walking, taking short steps with the body tilting slightly from one side to the other with each step

[Late 16th century. <wade]

wad·dler noun
wad·dly adjective
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