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• wad|dle — «WOD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. to walk with short steps and an awkward, swaying motion, as a duck does: »A very fat man waddled across the street. –n. 1. the act of waddling: »He made us laugh by imitating the waddle of a duck. 2. an… …   Useful english dictionary

• wad — wad·able; wad·der; wad·dling·ly; wad·dly; wad·er; wad; wad·mal; wad·na; wad·set·ter; wad·ding; wad·dle; wad·dy; wad·set; wad·die; wad·mel; wad·mol; …   English syllables

• wad´dler — wad|dle «WOD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. to walk with short steps and an awkward, swaying motion, as a duck does: »A very fat man waddled across the street. –n. 1. the act of waddling: »He made us laugh by imitating the waddle of a duck …   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

• waddle — wad·dle …   English syllables

• waddle — wad|dle [ wadl ] verb intransitive to walk with short steps that make your body move from side to side like a DUCK S body does when it walks ╾ wad|dle noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• waddle — wad•dle [[t]ˈwɒd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. 1) to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side in the manner of a duck 2) to move in any similar, slow, rocking manner; wobble 3) a waddling gait • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; see wade, le wad′dler …   From formal English to slang

• waddle — wad|dle [ˈwɔdl US ˈwa:dl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: wade] to walk with short steps, with your body moving from one side to another used especially about people or birds with fat bodies and short legs waddle off/down/over etc ▪ Half a dozen… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Waddle — Wad dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waddling}.] [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. w[ae]dlian to beg, from wadan to go. See {Wade}.] To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Waddle — Wad dle, v. t. To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through it. [R.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English