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waddlewad‧dle /ˈwɒdl $ ˈwɑːdl/ verb [intransitive] waddleOrigin: 1500-1600 wade VERB TABLEwaddle |
Present | I, you, we, they | waddle | | he, she, it | waddles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | waddled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have waddled | | he, she, it | has waddled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had waddled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will waddle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have waddled |
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Present | I | am waddling | | he, she, it | is waddling | | you, we, they | are waddling | Past | I, he, she, it | was waddling | | you, we, they | were waddling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been waddling | | he, she, it | has been waddling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been waddling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be waddling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been waddling |
- A small, white-backed lizard waddled and hopped across the hot gypsum, moving away from us.
- Half a dozen geese waddled up the bank.
- I remembered her waddling to the cupboard for the bottle when I was eased into bed.
- If pushed, it will reluctantly and rather crossly waddle down the beach and take refuge in the sea.
- The cafe door groaned open and Tuppe waddled in.
- Two auks, blinking, waddled foolishly across the ledge.
► a duck waddles (=walks moving its body from side to side)· Ducks were waddling across the grass. ADVERB► off· He then waddled off and hung his head in a corner.· The priest staggered to his feet and waddled off with an air of drunken disdain. ► over· Cranston glared back at him and waddled over.· Sergeant Wootton waddled over to acknowledge Blanche, his thighs almost splitting the trousers of his suit. to walk with short steps, with your body moving from one side to the other – used especially about people or birds with fat bodies and short legswaddle off/down/over etc Half a dozen ducks waddled up the bank.—waddle noun [singular] |