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 birds waddled out into the field, as Fritz’s engine sputtered up.
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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
Instead of going limp, Chandler stands up, taking Oliveira with him like a 155-pound backpack, and waddles to the center of the ring.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Eventually the flock are all waddling on the ice, before returning to the security of the ground, quacking furiously.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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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
Instead of going limp, Chandler stands up, taking Oliveira with him like a 155-pound backpack, and waddles to the center of the ring.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Eventually the flock are all waddling on the ice, before returning to the security of the ground, quacking furiously.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waddle
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This contract meets the 10-year deferral requirement, and if the deferred payments are equally staggered over the 10 years, the second requirement would be met as well.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Depth behind Robinson is also question mark, a big reason why Thibodeau has to stagger his two centers.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Paranoid – Black Sabbath If Black Sabbath was the birth of doom, Paranoid was the moment the monster lurched to its feet, six stories tall and stomping toward the future of heavy music.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Still, the cost is low compared with historical home prices that saw fast growth after the Great Recession then lurched further skyward during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2025
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Rattan is fabricated into furniture using rattan poles or by weaving thinner strips of rattan cane into wicker styles, like the banquette in this coastal kitchen by designer Marina Hanisch.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
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Our biases are woven into the very fabric of our existence, shaped by our experiences, cultures and societal norms.—
Mani Padisetti,
Forbes,
13 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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If the bottom falls out of, say, the Chinese real-estate market—among the largest asset classes in the world—the entire global economy could totter.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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But experts encourage borrowers to take at least one step to protect themselves while personnel and programs at ED get shuffled around or canceled: keep a record.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition, the person said the department is expected to shuffle around senior career officials who are part of the Senior Executive Service.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Waddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waddle. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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