waddling
present participle ofwaddle
waddle
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈwɒd.əl/us/ˈwɑː.dəl/(usually of apersonoranimalwithshortlegsand afatbody) towalkwithshortsteps,movingthebodyfrom onesideto the other:
Theduckswaddled down to theriver.
Ashort,fatwaiterwaddled over.
Compare
toddle
totter
- Thepenguinswaddled ontheirrocksandswamintheirpool.
- Thedoorjingledand anelderlyfemalecustomerwaddled in.
- Choosing akeyfrom aringwhichhunground hisfatwaist, theguardwaddled past anumberofcells.
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- dodder
- dodderer
- doddery
- have two left feetidiom
- hobble
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- shuffle
- squeeze
- stumble
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- tottering
- trip(someone)up
Examplesofwaddling
waddling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A typicallywaddlinggait can be observed, and women will often support themselves on furniture or rails to reduce weight-bearing.
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There they sit with their searched collars and their white frontswaddlingfrom time to time in the wrong direction.
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The woman will often walk with awaddlinggait because she cannot walk normally.
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It was not long before he was making golden legs for them, and they are now allwaddlingto prosperity on golden crutches.
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There will he no lame duckswaddlingaround this marketplace!
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Why should they not be sent to a naval port right away, to dive in at the deep end instead ofwaddlingin from the shallow end?
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To compensate for this loss, the leg swings out laterally so that the foot can move forward, producing a shuffling orwaddlinggait.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It walks well, withoutwaddling, and although it normally feeds by upending, it can dive if necessary.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On the ground, they walk with awaddlinggait.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If there is a bilateral involvement the child might have awaddlinggait or trendelenburg gait with an increased lumbar lardosis.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The gait on the ground iswaddlingand the feet are large and powerful.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They stand erect like penguins and, rather thanwaddling, they run.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pumping of the hands, bouncing, andwaddlingare not encouraged.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was sewn in the shape of a vest, to allow movement whenwaddlingand swimming.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As he backs out in disbelief, the penguin comeswaddlingout.
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