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waddle

wad·dle

waddle

 
 
pronunciation:
wa dl
parts of speech:
verb, noun
features:
Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: verb
inflections: waddles, waddling, waddled
definition: to walk using short steps while rocking from side to side.
The duck waddled into the pond.
Word Combinations  About this feature
(v.)waddle + adverb along, around, away, back, forth, forward, off, over, past
(v.)waddle + nounHelp aisle, carpet, creature, crumb, door, edge, floor, hall, kitchen, lawn, pair, pig, pond, porch, room, sea, stage, wing
 
part of speech: noun
definition: a way of walking while rocking from side to side.
He has a waddle we can recognize from far away.
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adjective + (n.)waddle brisk, crisp, cute, exaggerated, hind, little, muscular, pathetic, peculiar, stricken
verb + (n.)waddle hang, imitate, pinch, punctuate, trot, wag
noun + (n.)waddle Help apron, clod, decoy, fold, gliding, lot, neck, pantry, poison, side, sole, strangler, toddler
derivations: waddly (adj.), waddlingly (adv.), waddler (n.)