Waddle



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. ( 鸭子等) 摇摇摆摆地走
• ［英］ v. ( 鸭子等) 摇摇摆摆地走 ( to walk with short steps from side to side)
• ［类］ slither : snake / waddle : duck ( 蛇滑行 / 鸭子摇摇摆摆地走)
• ［例］ The fat woman waddled out to prepare coffee.

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb (waddled; waddling)

• Etymology: frequentative of wade
• Date: 1592
• 1. to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side
• 2. to move clumsily in a manner suggesting a waddle
• ? waddler noun

II. noun

• Date: 1691
• an awkward clumsy swaying gait

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