waddle
waddle — verb
- waddlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- waddles3rd person singular
- waddling-ing form
- waddledpast simple
1. to move forward taking short, quick steps while swaying left and right as you go
to move forward taking short, quick steps while swaying left and right as you go, especially because your legs are short or your body is heavy
The ducklings waddled behind their mother across the muddy farmyard.
Femi watched the penguins waddle along the icy shore at the zoo.
intransitive: waddle + along [place]
The toddler waddled over to his father with both arms reaching up.
A group of geese waddled across the grass, hissing at park visitors.
文法句型
waddle + direction phrase (along/through/across/over)
waddle — noun
- waddlesingular
- waddlesplural
1. a walking style in which someone or something takes short steps while tilting si
a walking style in which someone or something takes short steps while tilting sideways, typical of ducks and other short-legged creatures
The penguin's clumsy waddle made the children laugh at the zoo.
possessive: [animal]'s waddle
Omar could recognize his grandfather's slow waddle from across the street.
The ducklings followed their mother with the same rocking waddle.
Reema tried to film the penguin's waddle, but it kept stopping to clean its feathers.
- swaying walk
more general term not specific to short-legged creatures
- wobble
emphasizes unsteadiness rather than the rhythmic side-to-side motion