Synonyms for waddle

Most common

walk · totter · toddle · dodder · waggle

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.

Forms

Past participle

waddled
e.g. waddled → toddled, walked, tottered, paddled…

Example sentences

• walk Another ten minutes' walk brought us to the shore.
• totter Tom and Mary were playing on the teeter-totter.
• toddle The neighbor's baby has started to toddle.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

walk¹

6 letters

paddle², totter², waggle, toddle², dodder, coggle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (paddle² = 2 syllables).