waddled

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waddled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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; to move clumsily
     and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child
     waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles. --Shak.
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           She drawls her words, and waddles in her pace. --Young.
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