waddlen.

Brit.

/ˈwɒdl/, U.S.

/ˈwɑd(ə)l/

Etymology: < waddle v.

1. The action of waddling; a waddling gait. Also, rate of progress by waddling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > with short swaying steps

waddle1691

1691 T. Shadwell Scowrers ii. i. 15 That must be my sweet Duckling—I know her by her pretty waddle in her Gate.

1853 C. Reade Christie Johnstone ii. 38 A fisherman's natural waddle is two miles an hour.

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago III. vii. 188 The lighter woman's step was inaudible to Tom; but the heavy deliberate waddle of the banker was not.

1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 168/2 In the Natatores..the great intercotyloid distance gives to their gait its peculiar waddle.

figurative.1827 T. Hood Monkey Martyr 50 Striding with a step that seem'd design'd To represent the mighty March of Mind, Instead of that slow waddle Of thought, to which our ancestors inclined.

†2. The wane of the moon. dialect. Obsolete. [Perhaps a distinct word: compare Old High German, Middle High German wadal, Middle Low German wadel ( < *waþlo-) phases or change of the moon.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [noun] > waning moon > action of

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wane1548

decrement1610

decrease1626

waddle1678

1678 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. (ed. 2) 343 Sow or set beans in Candlemas waddle, i.e. Wane of the Moon. Somerset.

Draft additions 1993

ˈwaddly adj. that waddles; moving with a waddling gait.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with short swaying steps

waddling1662

hoppy1902

waddly1934

1934 in N. Webster Dict.

1970 A. Glyn Blood of Britishman xvii. 199 Like an endless squad of waddly soldiers.

1973 W. Soyinka Season of Anomy v. 69 A waddly figure stepped out in unbuttoned jacket.

1981 Sci. Amer. Dec. 29/2 There are scenes of a few birds, of the two parents bobbing and bowing in courtship, of many waddly penguins in their soaring submarine flight.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

waddlev.

Brit.

/ˈwɒdl/, U.S.

/ˈwɑd(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English wadill, 1500s–1700s wadle, 1600s– waddle. Also quaddle, quaddle v.

Etymology: Frequentative < wade v.: see -le suffix.

†1. intransitive. ? To fall heavily or as an inert mass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > heavily

waddlec1400

souse1596

squab1755

soss1789

slump1844

c1400 Song of Roland 991 He rent hym vnredly euyn to the sadill: on ether sid of his horse doun did he wadill.

a. To walk with short steps, swaying alternately from one leg to the other, as is done by a stout short-legged person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > with short swaying steps

waddle1597

waggle1611

widdle-waddle1662

widdle?1760

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iii. 39 Then could Iuliet stande high lone, nay by the Roode, shee could haue wadled vp.

1620 J. Taylor Jack a Lent B 1 b Alwayes before Lent there comes wadling a fat grosse bursten~gutted groome, called Shroue-Tuesday.

1681 T. D'Urfey Progr. Honesty xii. 13 Next a fat Author wadled into view.

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 12 This great man is short of stature, is fat, and waddles as he walks.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. ii. vii. 282 The old procuress waddled out of sight.

1871 B. Harte Heathen Chinee & Other Poems 72 Where the short-legged Esquimaux Waddle in the ice and snow.

1893 F. Espinasse Lit. Recoll. ii. 14 So fat that he waddled rather than walked.

b. said of animals; esp. of ducks or geese.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [verb (intransitive)] > walk > waddle

waddle1611

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [verb (intransitive)] > waddle

waddle1611

quaddle1662

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Caneter, to waddle, or goe, like a ducke.

1691 London Gaz. No. 2686/4 She [a mare] wadles in her Trot.

1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 47 As when a dab-chick waddles thro' the copse, On legs and wings.

1819 G. Crabbe Tales of Hall II. xiii. 76 And a fat spaniel waddled at his side.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xv. 173 Ducks and geese..waddling awkwardly about the edges of the pond.

1845 J. Coulter Adventures Pacific ix. 115 I caught sight of a huge seal waddling up out of the water.

1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. ii. 23 The parrot..waddled clumsily across the table to the inkstand.

c. transferred said of things.

ΚΠ

1728 A. Pope Dunciad i. 140 Like byas to the bowl, Which as more pond'rous, makes their aim more true, Obliquely wadling to the mark in view.

1858 Straith's Fortif. & Artillery (ed. 7) ii. 121 The nave need not be more than 12 or 14 inches in length; if too short, the wheel would waddle (or, as it is sometimes called, wabble).

†d. Stock Market slang. To become a ‘lame duck’ or defaulter (see duck n.¹ 9). In full, to waddle out. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [verb (intransitive)] > fail to meet obligations

waddle1771

default1859

1771 D. Garrick in S. Foote Maid of Bath Prol. 31 Change-Alley bankrupts waddle out lame ducks!

1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1800) 3 72 A bear who pretends to sell what he is not possessed of, and is obliged frequently to waddle out at a great loss.

1814 Stock Exch. laid Open 20 A Jobber was never known to waddle (to be a lame duck).

1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang s.v. Jobbers, usually brokers, who cannot make good their engagements for the delivery of stock, or run short in funds to pay for what they have bought,..become lame ducks and waddle out.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xxvii. 372 He's been neither bull nor bear for this three years. He was obliged to waddle.

†3. transitive. ? To cause to wallow in. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > agitate [verb (transitive)] > cause to roll or tumble about > cause to wallow

bewallowc1275

wallowc1384

waddle1569

beswelter1582

1569 T. Watson in R. Crowley Sophistrie T. Watson ii. 26 We, whom you would haue men thinke to be defiled with it, are cleare from it, and you your selfe most filthily wadled in it.

4. Of animals: To trample or tread down (grass). Now dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [verb (transitive)] > trample or tread down (grass)

waddle1627

1627 M. Drayton Moone-calfe in Battaile Agincourt 183 They tread and waddle all the goodly grasse, That in the field there scarse a corner was, Left free by them.

†5. ? To delude, befool. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > befool, cheat, dupe [verb (transitive)]

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oxify1804

tomfool1835

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trail1847

pipe lay1848

pigwidgeon1852

green1853

con1896

rib1912

shuck1959

1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia sig. I4 Browne Paper, Lute-strings, buckles for a Saddle, Perwigs, Tiffany, Paramours to waddle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	waddle
释义	waddlen. Brit. /ˈwɒdl/, U.S. /ˈwɑd(ə)l/ Etymology: < waddle v. 1. The action of waddling; a waddling gait. Also, rate of progress by waddling. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > with short swaying steps waddle1691 1691 T. Shadwell Scowrers ii. i. 15 That must be my sweet Duckling—I know her by her pretty waddle in her Gate. 1853 C. Reade Christie Johnstone ii. 38 A fisherman's natural waddle is two miles an hour. 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago III. vii. 188 The lighter woman's step was inaudible to Tom; but the heavy deliberate waddle of the banker was not. 1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 168/2 In the Natatores..the great intercotyloid distance gives to their gait its peculiar waddle. figurative.1827 T. Hood Monkey Martyr 50 Striding with a step that seem'd design'd To represent the mighty March of Mind, Instead of that slow waddle Of thought, to which our ancestors inclined. †2. The wane of the moon. dialect. Obsolete. [Perhaps a distinct word: compare Old High German, Middle High German wadal, Middle Low German wadel ( < waþlo-) phases or change of the moon.] ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [noun] > waning moon > action of olda1225 wane1548 decrement1610 decrease1626 waddle1678 1678 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov.* (ed. 2) 343 Sow or set beans in Candlemas waddle, i.e. Wane of the Moon. Somerset. Draft additions 1993 ˈwaddly adj. that waddles; moving with a waddling gait. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with short swaying steps waddling1662 hoppy1902 waddly1934 1934 in N. Webster Dict. 1970 A. Glyn Blood of Britishman xvii. 199 Like an endless squad of waddly soldiers. 1973 W. Soyinka Season of Anomy v. 69 A waddly figure stepped out in unbuttoned jacket. 1981 Sci. Amer. Dec. 29/2 There are scenes of a few birds, of the two parents bobbing and bowing in courtship, of many waddly penguins in their soaring submarine flight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). waddlev. Brit. /ˈwɒdl/, U.S. /ˈwɑd(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English wadill, 1500s–1700s wadle, 1600s– waddle. Also quaddle, quaddle v. Etymology: Frequentative < wade v.: see -le suffix. †1. intransitive. ? To fall heavily or as an inert mass. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > heavily waddlec1400 souse1596 squab1755 soss1789 slump1844 c1400 Song of Roland 991 He rent hym vnredly euyn to the sadill: on ether sid of his horse doun did he wadill. 2. a. To walk with short steps, swaying alternately from one leg to the other, as is done by a stout short-legged person. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > with short swaying steps waddle1597 waggle1611 widdle-waddle1662 widdle?1760 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iii. 39 Then could Iuliet stande high lone, nay by the Roode, shee could haue wadled vp. View more context for this quotation 1620 J. Taylor Jack a Lent B 1 b Alwayes before Lent there comes wadling a fat grosse bursten~gutted groome, called Shroue-Tuesday. 1681 T. D'Urfey Progr. Honesty xii. 13 Next a fat Author wadled into view. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 12 This great man is short of stature, is fat, and waddles as he walks. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. ii. vii. 282 The old procuress waddled out of sight. 1871 B. Harte Heathen Chinee & Other Poems 72 Where the short-legged Esquimaux Waddle in the ice and snow. 1893 F. Espinasse Lit. Recoll. ii. 14 So fat that he waddled rather than walked. b. said of animals; esp. of ducks or geese. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [verb (intransitive)] > walk > waddle waddle1611 the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [verb (intransitive)] > waddle waddle1611 quaddle1662 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Caneter, to waddle, or goe, like a ducke. 1691 London Gaz. No. 2686/4 She [a mare] wadles in her Trot. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 47 As when a dab-chick waddles thro' the copse, On legs and wings. 1819 G. Crabbe Tales of Hall II. xiii. 76 And a fat spaniel waddled at his side. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xv. 173 Ducks and geese..waddling awkwardly about the edges of the pond. 1845 J. Coulter Adventures Pacific ix. 115 I caught sight of a huge seal waddling up out of the water. 1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. ii. 23 The parrot..waddled clumsily across the table to the inkstand. c. transferred said of things. ΚΠ 1728 A. Pope Dunciad i. 140 Like byas to the bowl, Which as more pond'rous, makes their aim more true, Obliquely wadling to the mark in view. 1858 Straith's Fortif. & Artillery (ed. 7) ii. 121 The nave need not be more than 12 or 14 inches in length; if too short, the wheel would waddle (or, as it is sometimes called, wabble). †d. Stock Market slang. To become a ‘lame duck’ or defaulter (see duck n.¹ 9). In full, to waddle out. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [verb (intransitive)] > fail to meet obligations waddle1771 default1859 1771 D. Garrick in S. Foote Maid of Bath Prol. 31 Change-Alley bankrupts waddle out lame ducks! 1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1800) 3 72 A bear who pretends to sell what he is not possessed of, and is obliged frequently to waddle out at a great loss. 1814 Stock Exch. laid Open 20 A Jobber was never known to waddle (to be a lame duck). 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang s.v. Jobbers, usually brokers, who cannot make good their engagements for the delivery of stock, or run short in funds to pay for what they have bought,..become lame ducks and waddle out. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xxvii. 372 He's been neither bull nor bear for this three years. He was obliged to waddle. †3. transitive. ? To cause to wallow in. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > agitate [verb (transitive)] > cause to roll or tumble about > cause to wallow bewallowc1275 wallowc1384 waddle1569 beswelter1582 1569 T. Watson in R. Crowley Sophistrie T. Watson ii. 26 We, whom you would haue men thinke to be defiled with it, are cleare from it, and you your selfe most filthily wadled in it. 4. Of animals: To trample or tread down (grass). Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [verb (transitive)] > trample or tread down (grass) waddle1627 1627 M. Drayton Moone-calfe in Battaile Agincourt 183 They tread and waddle all the goodly grasse, That in the field there scarse a corner was, Left free by them. †5. ? To delude, befool. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > befool, cheat, dupe [verb (transitive)] belirtOE bitruflea1250 begab1297 bobc1320 bedaffc1386 befool1393 mock1440 triflea1450 glaik?a1513 bedawa1529 fond?1529 allude1535 gulla1550 dolt1553 dor1570 poop1575 colt1579 foolify1581 assot1583 noddify1583 begecka1586 elude1594 wigeona1595 fool1598 noddy1600 fop1602 begull1605 waddle1606 woodcockize1611 bemocka1616 greasea1625 noddypoop1640 truff1657 bubble1668 cully1676 coaxc1679 dupe1704 to play off1712 noodle1769 idiotize1775 oxify1804 tomfool1835 sammyfoozle1837 trail1847 pipe lay1848 pigwidgeon1852 green1853 con1896 rib1912 shuck1959 1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia sig. I4 Browne Paper, Lute-strings, buckles for a Saddle, Perwigs, Tiffany, Paramours to waddle. 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