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
The heartwarming footage shows the infant throwing caution to the wind by making the brave decision to let go of the banister, before confidently waddling over to his shocked father, 36, who can't believe his eyes.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The Penguin waddled home with Supporting Visual Effects.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
The birds waddled out into the field, as Fritz’s engine sputtered up.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Some might be eager and willing to waddle into a puzzle box to demonstrate innovative problem-solving abilities.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The Penguin waddled home with Supporting Visual Effects.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
The birds waddled out into the field, as Fritz’s engine sputtered up.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Some might be eager and willing to waddle into a puzzle box to demonstrate innovative problem-solving abilities.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waddle
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The law staggers the commissioners’ five-year terms so the president may appoint a new member annually.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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In March, 1945, as the war staggered to a close, some two hundred Hungarian Jewish forced laborers were executed near Rechnitz.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the ruling did little to herald any political stability in the country, which has lurched from crisis to crisis.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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For the last six weeks, Americans have been yanked and ghosted, lurched and launched with a merciless urgency.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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The trail weaves through the coastal waters of Lee County from the Pine Island Sound to Estero Bay, up the Caloosahatchee River and through its tributaries.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Produced by Tomás Cortés of Cine Animal and supported by Panama’s Ministry of Culture, the film weaves animation, archival footage and interviews to trace Guardia’s personal journey, fueled by his childhood memories of provocative Panamanian artist Julio Zachrisson’s odd yet captivating artworks.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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The result would be that incumbents would lag, populists would surge, and democratic institutions would totter.—
Moisés Naím,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The country’s economy is tottering and reliant on IMF bailouts, while the powerful military is entrenched in every aspect of life, according to its critics.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Waddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waddle. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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