waddle

intr.v., -dled, -dling, -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.

[Frequentative of WADE.]

waddler wad'dler n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: walking with a waddling gait; walking with short steps and the weight shifting from one foot to the other

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The verb waddle has one meaning:

Meaning #1: walk unsteadily, as of small children
  Synonyms: toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vralte, stolpre
n. - vralten, stolpren

Nederlands (Dutch)
schommelen, waggelen, schommelende manier van lopen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se dandiner
n. - dandinement

Deutsch (German)
v. - watscheln
n. - watschelnder Gang

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περπατώ σαν πάπια, στραταρίζω
n. - στρατάρισμα, (αδέξιο) λικνιστικό βάδισμα

Italiano (Italian)
vacillare, camminare ondeggiando

Português (Portuguese)
v. - andar como os patos e gansos, gingando
n. - modo de andar dos patos e gansos (m)

Русский (Russian)
ходить вразвалку, походка вразвалку

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - andar como un pato, contonearse
n. - andar de pato, contoneo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stulta
n. - vaggande gång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
摇摇摆摆地行走, 摇摆而行的步伐

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 搖搖擺擺地行走
n. - 搖擺而行的步伐

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 비틀비틀 걷다, 어기적어기적 걷다
n. - 비척걸음, 어기적어기적 걸음

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - よたよた歩く, よろよろと進む
n. - よたよた歩き, よちよち歩き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتهادى في المشي (الاسم) المشي بالتهادي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פסע בצעדי ברווז, התנדנד מצד לצד‬
n. - ‮הילוך ברווזי‬

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