waddleEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishwaddle /ˈwɒdl / ▸ verb [no object, with adverbial of direction] walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion: three geese waddled across the road. ▸ noun [in singular] a waddling gait: I walk with a waddle. – DERIVATIVES waddler noun– ORIGIN late 16th century: perhaps a frequentative of wade.
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