waddle

Definition of Waddle in English :

1. waddle

walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other

Example Sentences:
'ducks walk with a waddle'

walk unsteadily

Example Sentences:
'small children toddle'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Waddle

verb (intransitive)

1.

to walk with short steps, rocking slightly from side to side

noun

2.

a swaying gait or motion

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈwaddled or ˈwaddling

1.

to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side, as a duck does

2.

to move clumsily with a motion like this; toddle

noun

3.

the act of waddling or a waddling gait

intr.v. wad·dled, wad·dling, wad·dles

1. To walk with short steps that tilt the body from side to side.

2. To walk heavily and clumsily with a pronounced sway.

n.

A swaying gait: the waddle of ducks.