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
Does this proposition hold for a chatbot? Minsky, arguably, began with a duck that waddled onto the world stage in 1738, in France, the third of three automata built by an inventor named Jacques de Vaucanson.
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Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
At the Peabody Memphis, five resident mallard ducks rule the roost and waddle through this institution's grand lobby twice a day.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
But just as the slippery pitter patter of Juan Salvador’s webbed feet waddling forward can’t help but endear viewers to him, Michell comes around.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
In a TikTok shared by SEA LIFE Melbourne on Sept. 25, viewed over 2.1 million times, Pesto waddles behind an adult King Penguin but manages to dwarf the older bird in size.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
At the Peabody Memphis, five resident mallard ducks rule the roost and waddle through this institution's grand lobby twice a day.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
But just as the slippery pitter patter of Juan Salvador’s webbed feet waddling forward can’t help but endear viewers to him, Michell comes around.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
In a TikTok shared by SEA LIFE Melbourne on Sept. 25, viewed over 2.1 million times, Pesto waddles behind an adult King Penguin but manages to dwarf the older bird in size.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waddle
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Taleb staggered El Hazoume with a combination, which forced his foe to the fence.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Irvine switched from at-large to district council elections this year, prompting this unique two-year term to help get the races staggered going forward.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
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Peskov referred to the 2014 Maidan Revolution that began after then-President Viktor Yanukovych suspended Ukraine’s preparations for signing an Association Agreement with the EU, in a move seen as cutting ties with the West and lurching back into the Kremlin’s orbit.Lex Harvey, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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But these things come in cycles and football clubs tend to lurch from one short-term opportunity to another.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Sailing to Byzantium weaves a dialogue between the works of Greek artist Alekos Fassianos (1935-2022) and the hHammam’s rich historical and cultural heritage.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Movies Review: ‘Madame Web’ weaves its way into primo ridiculousness, but Dakota Johnson fans should see it Feb. 13, 2024 Privileged but sad teen Sergei Kravinoff (Levi Miller) is attacked by a lion on a hunting safari with his Russian gangster father, Nikolai (Russell Crowe).Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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European auto sales charts are filled with red ink as economies totter but a rare positive story surrounds Toyota’s premium subsidy Lexus, which will be helped by its newest electric vehicle, the RZ 300e.Neil Winton, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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America was full of hope, tottering hastily toward a technological age filled with grand expectations for the future.Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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In other words, the 2023 offseason was the Celtics' last real shot to shuffle their supporting cast around Brown and Tatum.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Waddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waddle. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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