as in to stagger
to move forward while swaying from side to side
the duck waddled back into the water we watched the penguins waddle over the ice together
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Recent Examples of waddle
Eventually the flock are all waddling on the ice, before returning to the security of the ground, quacking furiously.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
From cuddly rodents to happy amphibians to waddling birds, enjoy these delightful animals.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
In the Emerald City sequence, two chickens in top hats waddle across a crowd scene.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The emperor penguin that made global headlines after waddling ashore on a beach in Australia has been released back into the wild.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
From cuddly rodents to happy amphibians to waddling birds, enjoy these delightful animals.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
In the Emerald City sequence, two chickens in top hats waddle across a crowd scene.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The emperor penguin that made global headlines after waddling ashore on a beach in Australia has been released back into the wild.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waddle
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The chairman’s four-year term is intentionally staggered against the president’s term so that a single chairman advises two presidents.—
Dwight Stirling,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2025
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He was staggered during a 10-game losing streak that saw the Bears fire offensive coordinator Shane Waldron in Week 11 and then launch head coach Matt Eberflus 17 days later.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Onlookers often see a chaotic show—politicians exploiting controversy, celebrities minting obscure tokens, and a sector seemingly lurching from one scandal to the next.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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With American soldiers still fighting in the Pacific theater, my father joined a war bond tour, lurching around the United States with some of the flag-raising soldiers to drum up financial support for what turned out to be the waning days of World War II.—
Hannah Beech,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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And that homespun feeling is woven all throughout the site in Jackson, Mississippi, where the Eudora Welty House stands.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Biophilic design is also woven into as many facets as possible to foster a connection to nature and create a restful and rejuvenating aura.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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If the bottom falls out of, say, the Chinese real-estate market—among the largest asset classes in the world—the entire global economy could totter.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The suspect, age 34, tottered out from a rear holding area in an orange DOC jumpsuit that was a size or two too large for his reed-thin frame.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Sharks shuffled their lines before the start of the third period.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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At the glitzy afterparty, stars shuffled through a packed room.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Waddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waddle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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