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Definition of Waddle
1. Verb. Walk unsteadily. "The children waddle to the playground"; "Small children toddle"
Generic synonyms: Walk
Derivative terms: Dodderer, Toddler, Totterer, Waddler
2. Noun. Walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other. "Ducks walk with a waddle"
Definition of Waddle
1. v. i. To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles.
2. v. t. To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through it.
3. v. i. To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles.
4. v. t. To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through it.
Definition of Waddle
1. Noun. A swaying gait. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Waddle
1. to walk with short, swaying steps [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]
Medical Definition of Waddle
1. Rolling gait in which the weight-bearing hip is not stabilised; it bulges outward with each step, while the opposite side of the pelvis drops, resulting in alternating lateral trunk movements; due to gluteus medius muscle weakness, and seen with muscular dystrophies, among other disorders. Synonym: waddle. (05 Mar 2000)
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