waddle

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English wadelen, frequentative form of waden, equivalent to wade +‎ -le. Compare Saterland Frisian wuttelje (“to waddle”), 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɒd.əl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɑd.əl/, [ˈwɑɾ.ɫ̩] Rhymes: -ɒdəl Rhymes: -ædəl === Noun === waddle (plural waddles) A squat, swaying gait. A group of birds, such as ducks and penguins, when walking. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === waddle (third-person singular simple present waddles, present participle waddling, simple past and past participle waddled) (intransitive) To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side. (intransitive) To move slowly. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Dewald, dawdle, dwaled, walded