n.
Pronunciation: ' wä-d ə l
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: wad · dled ; wad · dling \ ' wäd-li ŋ , ' wä-d ə l-i ŋ \
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
– wad · dler \ ' wäd-l ə r, ' wä-d ə l- ə r \ noun