waddle

From Middle English *wadlen, frequentative form of waden, equivalent to wade +‎ -le. Compare Old High German wadalōn (“to roam; wander”), Middle High German wadelen, wedelen (“to wander; rove”), German wedeln (“to waggle”). First known use in English in a version of the Song of Roland around the year 1400. (Source:OED online)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒd.əl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑd.əl/, [ˈwɑɾ.ɫ̩]

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• Rhymes: -ɒdəl
• Rhymes: -ædəl

waddle (plural waddles)

1. A squat, swaying gait.

   the waddle of a duck

waddle (third-person singular simple present waddles, present participle waddling, simple past and past participle waddled)

1. (intransitive) To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.

• Dewald, dawdle, dwaled, walded