waddle
verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] uk/ˈwɒd.əl/ us/ˈwɑː.dəl/
（通常指肥胖腿短的人或动物）蹒跚而行，摇摇摆摆地走
(usually of a person or animal with short legs and a fat body) to walk with short steps, moving the body from one side to the other
The ducks waddled down to the river.
A short, fat waiter waddled over.
Compare: toddletotter
- More examples
- The penguins waddled on their rocks and swam in their pool.
- The door jingled and an elderly female customer waddled in.
- Choosing a key from a ring which hung round his fat waist, the guard waddled past a number of cells.