toddleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈtɒd.əl/us/ˈtɑː.dəl/(especially of a young child) to walk with short steps, trying to keep the body balanced:
I watched my two-year-old nephew toddling around after his puppy.
UK informal to walk somewhere:
I'm just toddling off/round to the shops.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- doddery
- falter
- galumphing
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- schlep
- shamble
- shuffle
- squeeze
- stagger
- stumble
- toil
- totter
- trip (sb) up
- waddle
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