verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a duck waddles (= walks moving its body from side to side )
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Ducks were waddling across the grass.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
off
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He then waddled off and hung his head in a corner.
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The priest staggered to his feet and waddled off with an air of drunken disdain.
over
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Cranston glared back at him and waddled over .
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Sergeant Wootton waddled over to acknowledge Blanche, his thighs almost splitting the trousers of his suit.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A small, white-backed lizard waddled and hopped across the hot gypsum, moving away from us.
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Half a dozen geese waddled up the bank.
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I remembered her waddling to the cupboard for the bottle when I was eased into bed.
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If pushed, it will reluctantly and rather crossly waddle down the beach and take refuge in the sea.
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The cafe door groaned open and Tuppe waddled in.
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Two auks, blinking, waddled foolishly across the ledge.