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
In the Emerald City sequence, two chickens in top hats waddle across a crowd scene.
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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
In the same way that a pangolin waddles on its two hind legs, the Plantolin balances Segway-style on two wheels.
—New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2024
In a recent video shared by the aquarium, Pesto can be seen waddling around in his enclosure as usual.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
In the same way that a pangolin waddles on its two hind legs, the Plantolin balances Segway-style on two wheels.
—New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2024
In a recent video shared by the aquarium, Pesto can be seen waddling around in his enclosure as usual.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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This election will also see the village comply with changes to its electoral code by instituting term limits, staggered terms for trustees, non-partisan elections and a change in structure of how trustees are elected, including some elected from districts and some elected at large.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Six years later, they are thrown together at a 500-year-old estate in Wales, and what follows is epic in scale and staggering in its beauty.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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After striking the barriers, the truck backed up, then lurched forward, striking the metal barriers a second time.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The dollar continued its long-running rise, as the expectation of higher interest rates in the United States maintained its allure for investors around the world, even as yields in other bond markets lurched higher.—
Joe Rennison,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Her latest feature, The Ice Tower (La Tour de glace), is no exception, weaving a twisted retro fairytale that sits somewhere between Frozen and Mulholland Drive.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Watch the video | Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Then there's the small, sweet moments—video of my goddaughter tottering in her first pair of shoes; my cat caught mid-yawn; a selfie of me and my dad on a date to the symphony.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
18 Dec. 2024
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Iraqi state institutions such as these were already tottering, and these actions threaten to erode them further.—
Michael Knights,
Foreign Affairs,
5 June 2023
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Smaller breeds take the field in the first quarter, and the lineup shuffles to play the larger breeds in the fourth quarter.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Some of that work has been controversial, like Gov. Jeff Landry's sudden moves to shuffle homeless people out from prime downtown locations.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Waddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waddle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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