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• tod|dle — «TOD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. to walk with short, unsteady steps, as a baby does: »When his health enabled him to toddle abroad (Thackeray). –n. a toddling way of walking. ╂[origin unknown] …   Useful english dictionary

• dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

• tod — fan·tod; lep·tod·o·ra; pset·tod·i·dae; tod·dick; tod·dler; tod·dy; tod; tod·dle; …   English syllables

• toddle — tod·dle …   English syllables

• toddle — tod|dle [ˈtɔdl US ˈta:dl] v 1.) if a small child toddles, it walks with short, unsteady steps 2.) [always + adverb/preposition] [i]especially BrE to walk somewhere, especially in a slow and relaxed way ▪ Every afternoon, Marge would toddle down… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• toddle — tod|dle [ tadl ] verb intransitive if a very young child toddles, it walks with short steps that are not steady because it is just learning to walk …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• toddle — tod•dle [[t]ˈtɒd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. 1) to move with short, unsteady steps, as a young child 2) the act of toddling 3) an unsteady gait • Etymology: 1490–1500; perh. to (tter) + (wa) ddle …   From formal English to slang

• Toddle — Tod dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toddling}.] [Akin to tottle, totter.] To walk with short, tottering steps, as a child. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Toddle — Tod dle, n. A toddling walk. Trollope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Toddled — Toddle Tod dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toddling}.] [Akin to tottle, totter.] To walk with short, tottering steps, as a child. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English