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toddletod‧dle /ˈtɒdl $ ˈtɑːdl/ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEtoddle |
Present | I, you, we, they | toddle | | he, she, it | toddles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | toddled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have toddled | | he, she, it | has toddled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had toddled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will toddle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have toddled |
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Present | I | am toddling | | he, she, it | is toddling | | you, we, they | are toddling | Past | I, he, she, it | was toddling | | you, we, they | were toddling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been toddling | | he, she, it | has been toddling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been toddling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be toddling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been toddling |
- He is just now beginning to toddle around the house.
- Catching sight of the two arriving, the old fellow, adjusting his robe, came toddling forward to show them around.
- For my three children, walking, toddling and cycling in the park has become a much more pleasant experience.
- He becomes sullen toward his wife, and for the first time he roughs up his toddling son.
- I toddled off to the kitchen.
- I toddled through the gate and made for the tree because it was studded all over with soft dark fruit.
- I was toddling around at the time getting into mischief the way any normal, healthy three-year-old boy does.
- This huge machine toddled in a courtyard, deliberating at each step.
- When I last saw him, he was fourteen months old and just beginning to toddle around without falling down too much.
► Childrenbaby, nounbaby boomer, nounbabyhood, nounbabyish, adjectiveboy, nounchildren's home, nouncustody, nounfamily, nounfirst generation, nounfoundling, noungame, nounguttersnipe, nounhyperactive, adjectivelegitimate, adjectivelegitimize, verbminor, nounminority, nounmite, nounmotherless, adjectivenurture, nounorphan, nounorphanage, nounpapoose, nounpreteen, adjectiveprogeny, nounpuppy fat, nounragamuffin, nounscamp, nounschool friend, nounsextuplet, nounspoiled, adjectivetinker, nountoddle, verbtoddler, nountoilet-training, nountot, nounupbringing, nounurchin, nounward, noun 1if a small child toddles, it walks with short unsteady steps2[always + adverb/preposition] especially British English to walk somewhere, especially in a slow and relaxed way SYN stroll: Every afternoon, Marge would toddle down to the library. |