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Waddled

Waddle \Wad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Waddling.] [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. w[ae]dlian to beg, from wadan to go. See Wade.] 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.
--Shak.

She drawls her words, and waddles in her pace.
--Young.

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waddled

vb. (en-past of: waddle)

Usage examples of "waddled".

A brown fire lizard darted from the shoulder of one man and, chirping to himself, waddled over to the hole.

Then, with a second comment, the three giffs waddled with a certain stately dignity to the mouth of the cave and dropped off.

Weddeerogh waddled shyly up to Todd and touched his hand with a wet, black nose, and turned to bestow the same greeting on Ken.

Tall Eyebrow waddled over and hopped up to perch on the chair arm to watch with him.

With great deliberation then, she waddled, again ungainly, towards the mounds of fresh vegetables and plants that had been replaced daily just beyond the pod.

Jaxom said, patting Ruth's muzzle affectionately and laughing as the white dragon, too eager to dive, waddled ungracefully into the sea.

Canth and Tiroth had already shrugged off the firestone sacks on the beach and, wings extended high, waddled with groans of pleasure into the soft warm water.

Roaring a command at the other dragons, he waddled happily into the water where Ruth was quick to join him.

Lazy, Brownie and Uncle entered with more dignity and Mimic waddled to the window edge, yawning.

Esselin's tone was long-suffering as he waddled as quickly as he could pump his fat legs in the direcĀ­tion of the Admin Building.

Tyrion released his grip on Pod, leaned his weight on the stick, and waddled closer.

Tyrion waddled when he walked, especially when he walked as quickly as he did now.

He closed the ledgers gratefully, blew out the oil lamp, tied a cloak around his shoulders, and waddled across the castle to the Tower of the Hand.

Tyrion waddled along a long dark passageway until he found the door he wanted, and pushed through.

Tyrion summoned all the dignity he could find and waddled down the steps.