waddle
verb
[ ˈwɒd(ə)l ]
• walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion.
• "three geese waddled across the road"
Similar:
toddle,
dodder,
wobble,
totter,
shamble,
sway,
rock,
lurch,
limp,
shuffle,
stumble,
reel,
stagger,
duckwalk,
walk like a duck,
waggle,
waddle
noun
• a waddling gait.
• "I walk with a waddle"
Origin:
late 16th century: perhaps a frequentative of wade.
