Thesaurus results for WADDLED

waddled

verb

past tense of waddle

as in lurched

to move forward while swaying from side to side the duck waddled back into the water we watched the penguins waddle over the ice together

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Recent Examples of waddled The creature, smaller than a house cat and uniquely round, waddled across a patch of grass before climbing a staircase and disappearing over a fence. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Dodgers two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani waddled through the clubhouse after the Dodgers’ 4-3 comeback victory against the Padres on Friday night, the bulging ice wraps around his left knee and right arm creating a penguin-like effect to his gait. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Built more like an elite defensive end than a traditional basketball player, Williamson waddled around between plays but was an undeniable force once the game began. — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 12 June 2026 Partway up the trail, three penguins waddled past, entirely unbothered by the humans who stepped aside for them, and then belly-slid into the freezing water. — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026 Luna, the family’s Labradoodle, waddled in and lapped water from the bowl. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 When temperatures dropped below 30 degrees this month, the penguins waddled to warmth by going to their indoor enclosure. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026

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Markets have lurched up and down as oil prices shot higher because of the war with Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
His car lurched forward with Miller’s arm still reaching through the window, briefly dragging the cop down the street.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of lurched

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When the chute opened, Paper Cut thrashed across the arena until, at the sound of the buzzer, Jacobson launched himself off the animal and staggered away, his chaps flapping.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Another argument favors sacrificing the long summer break for more frequent shorter breaks staggered throughout the school year.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of staggered

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The old football adage about teams making their biggest improvements between their first and second games might not apply in the NFL preseason, when personnel are constantly being shuffled in and out of the action.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Canden Arciniega shuffled on the hot granite terrace on a mid-August morning, counting the names on her list.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuffled

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Like a lot of us who tottered into consciousness in the second half of the 20th century, Les Claypool grew up with cartoons from the family television beaming into his retinas.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
Outside, a gull tottered to the window and tapped its beak against the glass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

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